(b) $\ \frac{d}{dx}\lbrack x^{x} + x^{a} + a^{x} + a^{a}\rbrack$ $= x^{x}(1 + \log{x) + ax^{a - 1} + a^{x}\log{a + 0}}$ $= x^{x}(1 + \log{x) + ax^{a - 1} + a^{x}\log a}$
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