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  • If u, v and w are functions of x, then show that   in two ways - first by repeated application of product rule, second by logarithmic differentiation.

 Q18         If u, v and w are functions of x, then show that                                                                                                                  \frac{d}{dx} ( u,v,w) = \frac{du}{dx} v. w +u . \frac{dv }{dx } v. w+ u . \frac{dv}{dx } . w+u.v \frac{dw}{dx}
in two ways - first by repeated application of product rule, second by logarithmic differentiation.

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It is given that u, v and w are the functions of x
Let y = u.v.w
Now, we differentiate using product rule w.r.t x
First, take  y = u.(vw)
Now,
\frac{dy}{dx}= \frac{du}{dx}.(v.w) + \frac{d(v.w)}{dx}.u                      -(i)
Now, again by the product rule 
\frac{d(v.w)}{dx}= \frac{dv}{dx}.w + \frac{dw}{dx}.v
Put this in equation (i)
we get,
\frac{dy}{dx}= \frac{du}{dx}.(v.w) + \frac{dv}{dx}.(u.w) + \frac{dw}{dx}.(u.v)
Hence, by product rule we proved it

Now, by taking the log 
Again take y = u.v.w
Now, take log on both sides 
\log y = \log u + \log v + \log w
Now, differentiate w.r.t. x
we get,
\frac{1}{y}.\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{u}.\frac{du}{dx}+\frac{1}{v}\frac{dv}{dx}+\frac{1}{w}.\frac{dw}{dx}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}= y. \left ( \frac{v.w.\frac{du}{dx}+u.w.\frac{dv}{dx}+u.v.\frac{dw}{dx}}{u.v.w} \right )\\ \frac{dy}{dx} = (u.v.w)\left ( \frac{v.w.\frac{du}{dx}+u.w.\frac{dv}{dx}+u.v.\frac{dw}{dx}}{u.v.w} \right )\\
\frac{dy}{dx}= \frac{du}{dx}.(v.w) + \frac{dv}{dx}.(u.w) + \frac{dw}{dx}.(u.v)
Hence, we proved it by taking the log

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