Problem Overview
We calculate the rate of voltage change (d V d t \frac{dV}{dt} d t d V β ) for an attenuated signal:
V ( t ) = e β 2 t sin β‘ ( 3 t ) t 2 + 5 V(t) = \frac{e^{-2t} \sin(3t)}{\sqrt{t^2 + 5}} V ( t ) = t 2 + 5 β e β 2 t sin ( 3 t ) β
evaluated at t = 2 Β ms t = 2\text{ ms} t = 2 Β ms with V ( 2 ) β 0.0104 Β V V(2) \approx 0.0104\text{ V} V ( 2 ) β 0.0104 Β V .
Step-by-Step Mathematical Solution
Step 1: Formally Apply Logarithmic Differentiation
The governing process is Logarithmic Differentiation :
d d t [ ln β‘ V ] = 1 V d V d t β
β βΉ β
β d V d t = V β
d d t [ ln β‘ ( V ( t ) ) ] \frac{d}{dt}[\ln V] = \frac{1}{V}\frac{dV}{dt} \implies \frac{dV}{dt} = V \cdot \frac{d}{dt}[\ln(V(t))] d t d β [ ln V ] = V 1 β d t d V β βΉ d t d V β = V β
d t d β [ ln ( V ( t ))]
(This rule is defined in Logarithmic Differentiation .)
Take the natural logarithm of both sides:
ln β‘ V = ln β‘ [ e β 2 t sin β‘ ( 3 t ) ( t 2 + 5 ) 1 / 2 ] \ln V = \ln\left[ \frac{e^{-2t} \sin(3t)}{(t^2 + 5)^{1/2}} \right] ln V = ln [ ( t 2 + 5 ) 1/2 e β 2 t sin ( 3 t ) β ]
Step 2: Expand Using Logarithmic Properties
Using the Product, Quotient, and Power properties:
ln β‘ V = ln β‘ ( e β 2 t ) + ln β‘ ( sin β‘ ( 3 t ) ) β ln β‘ ( t 2 + 5 ) 1 / 2 \ln V = \ln(e^{-2t}) + \ln(\sin(3t)) - \ln(t^2 + 5)^{1/2} ln V = ln ( e β 2 t ) + ln ( sin ( 3 t )) β ln ( t 2 + 5 ) 1/2
ln β‘ V = β 2 t + ln β‘ ( sin β‘ ( 3 t ) ) β 1 2 ln β‘ ( t 2 + 5 ) \ln V = -2t + \ln(\sin(3t)) - \frac{1}{2}\ln(t^2 + 5) ln V = β 2 t + ln ( sin ( 3 t )) β 2 1 β ln ( t 2 + 5 )
Step 3: Differentiate Implicitly with Respect to Time t t t
1 V d V d t = d d t [ β 2 t ] + d d t [ ln β‘ ( sin β‘ ( 3 t ) ) ] β 1 2 d d t [ ln β‘ ( t 2 + 5 ) ] \frac{1}{V}\frac{dV}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt}[-2t] + \frac{d}{dt}[\ln(\sin(3t))] - \frac{1}{2}\frac{d}{dt}[\ln(t^2 + 5)] V 1 β d t d V β = d t d β [ β 2 t ] + d t d β [ ln ( sin ( 3 t ))] β 2 1 β d t d β [ ln ( t 2 + 5 )]
Apply the Chain Rule to each term:
1 V d V d t = β 2 + 3 cos β‘ ( 3 t ) sin β‘ ( 3 t ) β 1 2 ( 2 t t 2 + 5 ) \frac{1}{V}\frac{dV}{dt} = -2 + \frac{3\cos(3t)}{\sin(3t)} - \frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{2t}{t^2 + 5}\right) V 1 β d t d V β = β 2 + sin ( 3 t ) 3 cos ( 3 t ) β β 2 1 β ( t 2 + 5 2 t β )
1 V d V d t = β 2 + 3 cot β‘ ( 3 t ) β t t 2 + 5 \frac{1}{V}\frac{dV}{dt} = -2 + 3\cot(3t) - \frac{t}{t^2 + 5} V 1 β d t d V β = β 2 + 3 cot ( 3 t ) β t 2 + 5 t β
Step 4: Multiply by V V V to Isolate d V d t \frac{dV}{dt} d t d V β
d V d t = V ( t ) β
[ β 2 + 3 cot β‘ ( 3 t ) β t t 2 + 5 ] \frac{dV}{dt} = V(t) \cdot \left[ -2 + 3\cot(3t) - \frac{t}{t^2 + 5} \right] d t d V β = V ( t ) β
[ β 2 + 3 cot ( 3 t ) β t 2 + 5 t β ]
Step 5: Evaluate at t = 2 Β ms t = 2\text{ ms} t = 2 Β ms with V ( 2 ) β 0.0104 Β V V(2) \approx 0.0104\text{ V} V ( 2 ) β 0.0104 Β V
d V d t β£ t = 2 = ( 0.0104 ) β
[ β 2 + 3 cot β‘ ( 6 Β rad ) β 2 2 2 + 5 ] \left.\frac{dV}{dt}\right|_{t=2} = (0.0104) \cdot \left[ -2 + 3\cot(6\text{ rad}) - \frac{2}{2^2 + 5} \right] d t d V β β t = 2 β = ( 0.0104 ) β
[ β 2 + 3 cot ( 6 Β rad ) β 2 2 + 5 2 β ]
In radian mode, cot β‘ ( 6 ) β β 3.4364 \cot(6) \approx -3.4364 cot ( 6 ) β β 3.4364 :
d V d t β£ t = 2 = ( 0.0104 ) β
[ β 2 + 3 ( β 3.4364 ) β 2 9 ] \left.\frac{dV}{dt}\right|_{t=2} = (0.0104) \cdot \left[ -2 + 3(-3.4364) - \frac{2}{9} \right] d t d V β β t = 2 β = ( 0.0104 ) β
[ β 2 + 3 ( β 3.4364 ) β 9 2 β ]
d V d t β£ t = 2 = ( 0.0104 ) β
[ β 2 β 10.3092 β 0.2222 ] = ( 0.0104 ) β
[ β 12.5314 ] β β 0.1303 Β V/ms \left.\frac{dV}{dt}\right|_{t=2} = (0.0104) \cdot [ -2 - 10.3092 - 0.2222 ] = (0.0104) \cdot [-12.5314] \approx -0.1303\text{ V/ms} d t d V β β t = 2 β = ( 0.0104 ) β
[ β 2 β 10.3092 β 0.2222 ] = ( 0.0104 ) β
[ β 12.5314 ] β β 0.1303 Β V/ms
Engineering Conclusion
At t = 2 Β ms t = 2\text{ ms} t = 2 Β ms , the line voltage is collapsing at β 0.1303 Β V/ms -0.1303\text{ V/ms} β 0.1303 Β V/ms . Electrical and telecommunications engineers monitor this instantaneous attenuation rate to calibrate repeater and amplifier spacing along undersea cables. Calculating this rate via logarithmic differentiation eliminates the massive arithmetic overhead of nested quotient and product expansions, providing a fast, direct formula for real-time DSP equalizer tuning.