Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.5 Exercises - Page 362: 56

Answer

$$g'\left( x \right) = - \frac{2}{{\left( {\ln 5} \right)\left( x \right)}} + \frac{1}{{2\ln 5\left( {1 - x} \right)}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & g\left( x \right) = {\log _5}\frac{4}{{{x^2}\sqrt {1 - x} }} \cr & {\text{Using logarithmic properties}} \cr & g\left( x \right) = {\log _5}4 - {\log _5}{x^2}\sqrt {1 - x} \cr & g\left( x \right) = {\log _5}4 - {\log _5}{x^2} - {\log _5}\sqrt {1 - x} \cr & {\text{Differentiate both sides with respect to }}x \cr & g'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{{\log }_5}4 - {{\log }_5}{x^2} - {{\log }_5}\sqrt {1 - x} } \right] \cr & {\text{Apply }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{{\log }_a}u} \right] = \frac{1}{{\left( {\ln a} \right)u}}\frac{{du}}{{dx}} \cr & g'\left( x \right) = 0 - \frac{1}{{\left( {\ln 5} \right)\left( {{x^2}} \right)}}\left( {2x} \right) - \frac{1}{{\ln 5\left( {\sqrt {1 - x} } \right)}}\left( { - \frac{1}{{2\sqrt {1 - x} }}} \right) \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & g'\left( x \right) = - \frac{2}{{\left( {\ln 5} \right)\left( x \right)}} + \frac{1}{{2\ln 5\left( {1 - x} \right)}} \cr} $$
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