Find the derivative of LaTeX:  \displaystyle f(x) = 7^{2^{4^{x}}}

Taking the derivative with the chain rule gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle f'(x) = \frac{df}{du}\frac{du}{dv}\frac{dv}{dx} . LaTeX:  \displaystyle f'(x) = (7^{u} \ln{\left(7 \right)})(2^{v} \ln{\left(2 \right)})(4^{x} \ln{\left(4 \right)}) . Substituting back in LaTeX:  \displaystyle u and LaTeX:  \displaystyle v gives LaTeX:  \displaystyle f'(x) = 2^{v} 4^{x} 7^{2^{v}} \ln{\left(2 \right)} \ln{\left(4 \right)} \ln{\left(7 \right)} = 2^{4^{x}} 4^{x} 7^{2^{4^{x}}} \ln{\left(2 \right)} \ln{\left(4 \right)} \ln{\left(7 \right)} .