Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 7 - Exponential Functions - 7.3 Logarithms and Their Derivatives - Exercises - Page 343: 37

Answer

$$ y' =\frac{1-\ln x}{x^2}.$$

Work Step by Step

Recall that $(\ln x)'=\dfrac{1}{x}$ Recall the quotient rule: $(\dfrac{u}{v})'=\dfrac{vu'-uv'}{v^2}$ Since $ y=\frac{\ln x}{x}$, then by the quotient rule, we have $$ y'=\frac{x(1/ x)-\ln x}{x^2}=\frac{1-\ln x}{x^2}.$$
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