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Crimsonking
Crimsonking asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 8 years ago

How do you differentiate natural log of (1/x) step by step please.?

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Differentiate Natural Log

    Source(s): https://shrinke.im/a0x9L
  • Randy P
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Chain Rule. You have ln(f(x)), with f(x) = 1/x.

    By the Chain Rule, the derivative is [1/f(x)] * f'(x), and you know what f'(x), the derivative of 1/x is, right?

  • Karuppasamy K
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    ln(1/x) = ln(1) - ln(x) = 0 - ln(x).

    Hence d/dx(ln(1/x) = d/dx(-ln(x)) = - 1/ x

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