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 - Review Exercises - Page 394: 63

Answer

$$g'\left( x \right) = - \frac{1}{{\ln 3\left( {2 - 2x} \right)}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & g\left( x \right) = {\log _3}\sqrt {1 - x} \cr & {\text{Use the logarithmic properties}} \cr & g\left( x \right) = \frac{{\ln \sqrt {1 - x} }}{{\ln 3}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & g'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{{\ln \sqrt {1 - x} }}{{\ln 3}}} \right] \cr & g'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 3}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\ln \sqrt {1 - x} } \right] \cr & g'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 3}}\left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt {1 - x} }}} \right)\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\sqrt {1 - x} } \right] \cr & g'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 3}}\left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt {1 - x} }}} \right)\left( {\frac{{ - 1}}{{2\sqrt {1 - x} }}} \right) \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & g'\left( x \right) = - \frac{1}{{2\ln 3\left( {1 - x} \right)}} \cr & g'\left( x \right) = - \frac{1}{{\ln 3\left( {2 - 2x} \right)}} \cr} $$
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