Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.4 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions - 6.4 Exercises - Page 437: 33

Answer

$$ f(x)=\ln \left(x^{2}-2 x\right) $$ Differentiating both sides of this equation we have $$ \begin{aligned} f^{\prime}(x)&=\frac{1}{x^{2}-2 x}(2 x-2)\\ &=\frac{2(x-1)}{x(x-2)} \end{aligned} $$ Domain of f is given by: $$ \operatorname{Dom}(f)=\{x \mid x(x-2)>0\}=(-\infty, 0) \cup(2, \infty). $$

Work Step by Step

$$ f(x)=\ln \left(x^{2}-2 x\right) $$ Differentiating both sides of this equation we have $$ \begin{aligned} f^{\prime}(x)&=\frac{1}{x^{2}-2 x}(2 x-2)\\ &=\frac{2(x-1)}{x(x-2)} \end{aligned} $$ Domain of f is given by: $$ \operatorname{Dom}(f)=\{x \mid x(x-2)>0\}=(-\infty, 0) \cup(2, \infty). $$
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