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Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of the function.

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document.write( "The hard part is going to be the algebra of simplifying the derivative:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Taking natural logs of both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using a rule of logarithms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Taking derivatives of both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by y\r\n" );
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