Is the Derivative of ln[ln tanh x] Well-Defined?

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Homework Statement
D.w.r.t.x ln[ln tanh x]

The attempt at a solution
So, here is what I've done:

Since differentiating ln x is 1/x

The answer is: (1/ln tanh x).(tanh x).sech(^2)x

What do you think? The answer is not the above though.
 
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OK, I've made a typo error in the above, as my actual solution is:

The answer is: (1/ln tanh x).(1/tanh x).sech(^2)x

It's still not the correct answer though, so I'm staring into space.
 
Hi sharks! :smile:

Your answer looks right to me.
Is this for some on-line website that has difficulty parsing correct answers?
 
Here is the answer (from my maths manual): Not defined. :redface:
 
Your "(1/ln tanh x).(1/tanh x).sech(^2)x" answer is correct, but you can use trig identities to reduce the "(1/tanh x).sech(^2)x" part to a cosh function. Might that be part of the confusion?
 
Ah, I see.
It's a trick question.
Your original function ln[ln tanh x] is not well defined anywhere, since tanh x < 1.
Since the original function is not properly defined, neither is its derivative.
 
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