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Example 1

Find the derivative of g(t) = ln (sin t). g(t) is the natural logarithm of the sine of t. It can be written in the form

g(t) = G(f(t))

where

f(t) = sin t, G(x) = ln x.

We have

f'(t) = cos t,02_differentiation-340.gif

By the Chain Rule,

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