Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.4 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions - 6.4 Exercises - Page 436: 5

Answer

$-\frac{1}{x}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{d}{dx}\ln\frac{1}{x}$ $=\frac{1}{\frac{1}{x}}\frac{d}{dx}\frac{1}{x}$ $=x*-x^{-2}$ $=-x^{-1}$ $=-\frac{1}{x}$
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