Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions - 3.6 Exercises - Page 223: 2

Answer

$$f'(x)=\ln(x)$$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x\ln(x)-x$ We should use the product rule that says: For $f(x)=u(x)v(x)-->f'(x)=u'(x)v(x)+u(x)v'(x)$ $f'(x)=[\frac{d}{dx}(x)]*[\ln(x)]+[x]*[\frac{d}{dx}\ln(x)]-1$ $f'(x)=[(1)(\ln(x))+(x)(\frac{1}{x})]-1$ $f'(x)=\ln(x)+1-1$ $$f'(x)=\ln(x)$$
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