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Which of the following is the derivative of $f(x)=(x^2+1)^{x\ln x}$ when $x>0$?

  1. $(x^2+1)^{x\ln x}\left((\ln x+1)\ln(x^2+1)+\dfrac{2x^2\ln x}{x^2+1}\right)$
     
  2. $(x^2+1)^{x\ln x}\left(\ln(x^2+1)+\dfrac{2x\ln x}{x^2+1}\right)$
     
  3. $(x^2+1)^{x\ln x}\left(x\ln x+\dfrac{2x}{x^2+1}\right)$
     
  4. $(x^2+1)^{x\ln x}\left((\ln x+1)(x^2+1)+2x\ln x\right)$

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Let $y=(x^2+1)^{x\ln x}$.

Since the variable $x$ appears in both the base and the exponent, use logarithmic differentiation.

Take $\ln$ on both sides:

$\Rightarrow \ln y=\ln\left((x^2+1)^{x\ln x}\right)$

Using $\ln(a^b)=b\ln a$, we get:

$\Rightarrow \ln y=x\ln x\cdot \ln(x^2+1)$

Now differentiate both sides with respect to $x$.

Left side:

$\Rightarrow \frac{d}{dx}(\ln y)=\frac{y'}{y}$

Right side needs the product rule. Let $u=x\ln x$ and $v=\ln(x^2+1)$.

Then $u'=\ln x+1$ and $v'=\frac{2x}{x^2+1}$.

So,

$\Rightarrow \frac{y'}{y}=(\ln x+1)\ln(x^2+1)+x\ln x\cdot\frac{2x}{x^2+1}$

Simplify:

$\Rightarrow \frac{y'}{y}=(\ln x+1)\ln(x^2+1)+\frac{2x^2\ln x}{x^2+1}$

Now multiply both sides by $y$:

$\Rightarrow y'=y\left((\ln x+1)\ln(x^2+1)+\frac{2x^2\ln x}{x^2+1}\right)$

Since $y=(x^2+1)^{x\ln x}$,

$\boxed{\therefore f'(x)=(x^2+1)^{x\ln x}\left((\ln x+1)\ln(x^2+1)+\frac{2x^2\ln x}{x^2+1}\right)}$

Answer: A.

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