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: 30

Answer

$$h'\left( x \right) = - \frac{1}{{x\left( {2x - 1} \right)}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & h\left( x \right) = \ln \left( {\frac{{9x}}{{4x - 2}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Using logarithmic properties }}\ln \left( {\frac{a}{b}} \right) = \ln \left( a \right) - \ln \left( b \right) \cr & h\left( x \right) = \ln \left( {9x} \right) - \ln \left( {4x - 2} \right) \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \left[ {\ln \left( {9x} \right)} \right]' - \left[ {\ln \left( {4x - 2} \right)} \right]' \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \frac{9}{{9x}} - \frac{4}{{4x - 2}} \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{x} - \frac{4}{{4x - 2}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \frac{{4x - 2 - 4x}}{{x\left( {4x - 2} \right)}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = - \frac{2}{{x\left( {4x - 2} \right)}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = - \frac{2}{{2x\left( {2x - 1} \right)}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = - \frac{1}{{x\left( {2x - 1} \right)}} \cr} $$
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