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: 42

Answer

$ -\displaystyle \frac{1}{x\ln^{2}|x|}$

Work Step by Step

By the quatient rule, $\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}]= \displaystyle \frac{f^{\prime}(x)g(x)-f(x)g^{\prime}(x)}{[g(x)]^{2}}$ $f(x)=1,\qquad f^{\prime}(x)=0$ $g(x)=\ln|x|$ ... Derivatives of logarithms of absolute values: $g^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx} [\displaystyle \ln|x|]=\frac{1}{x} $ So $\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[\frac{1}{\ln|x|}]= \displaystyle \frac{0-1\cdot\frac{1}{x}}{[\ln|x|]^{2}}$ $= -\displaystyle \frac{1}{x\ln^{2}|x|}$
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