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Taking logarithms of a product before differentiating turns it into
Aa quotient
Ba sum
Ca power
Da constant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. a sum
Since ln(uv) = ln u + ln v, the product becomes a sum that is easier to differentiate.
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