Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 11 - Section 11.5 - Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions - Exercises - Page 842: 20

Answer

$0.5(x+1)^{-0.5}\displaystyle \cdot\ln x+\frac{(x+1)^{0.5}}{x}$

Work Step by Step

$u(x)=(x+1)^{0.5},\qquad $so, by the Chain Rule, $u^{\prime}(x)=0.5(x+1)^{-0.5}\cdot 1=0.5(x+1)^{-0.5}$ $v(x)=\displaystyle \ln x,\qquad v^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{x}$ $f(x)=u(x)v(x)$, so by the Product Rule, $f^{\prime}(x)=u^{\prime}(x)v(x)+u(x)v^{\prime}(x)$ $=0.5(x+1)^{-0.5}\displaystyle \cdot\ln x+(x+1)^{0.5}\cdot\frac{1}{x}$
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