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: 64

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & h\left( x \right) = {\log _5}\frac{x}{{x - 1}} \cr & {\text{Use the logarithmic properties}} \cr & g\left( x \right) = \frac{{\ln \frac{x}{{x - 1}}}}{{\ln 5}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & g'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 5}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\ln \frac{x}{{x - 1}}} \right] \cr & g'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 5}}\left( {\frac{{x - 1}}{x}} \right)\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{x}{{x - 1}}} \right] \cr & {\text{Use quotient rule}} \cr & g'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 5}}\left( {\frac{{x - 1}}{x}} \right)\left( {\frac{{x - 1 - x}}{{{{\left( {x - 1} \right)}^2}}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & g'\left( x \right) = - \frac{1}{{\ln 5}}\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right)\left( {\frac{1}{{x - 1}}} \right) \cr & g'\left( x \right) = - \frac{1}{{x\left( {x - 1} \right)\ln 5}} \cr} $$
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