Mark O. answered 06/11/16
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y = eln(logx)^2
The exponential and the natural log undo each other. So, you really have
y = (logx)2
This power of 2 is over the entire logx. It means log(x)*log(x). Do not get it confused with log(x2) = 2logx.
To find dy/dx, you need to use the chain rule.
dy/dx = 2(logx)*[1/x*ln(10)]
Derivatives are extremely important. They describe how things change. Most Physics and Engineering equations contain derivatives. Derivatives occur ubiquitously in Nature!

Kenneth S.
May I add--geometry tells us about static structures; calculus tells us about dynamic (always changing) situations based on the interpretation of f' being an instantaneous rate of change.
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