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Differentiate with respect to x loge^x /x^2?

Hi all; can someone please walk me through this?

Thank you very much!

Update:

As per comment by Como, to make it simpler it is read as

loge^x

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x^2

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  • Ray S
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
    Favorite Answer

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        log(eˣ)

       ———–            ← log(eˣ) is written as a common logarithm.

           x²                     So, with that in mind, we need to convert

                                   to natural logarithms in order to differentiate.

       ln(eˣ) / ln10            ← Converted to natural logarithms

    = —————–

              x²

         ln(eˣ)

    = ———–

        x² ln10

            x

    = ————

         x²  ln10

            1

    = ———–            ← Now, differentiate

          x  ln10

       d(1/ln10) x⁻¹                                  −1

       —————  =  (1/ln10)(-1/x²)  =  ————            ← ANSWER

             dx                                         x²  ln10

    Have a good one!

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  • 7 years ago

    Xloge^x=x*x=x^2

    so F(X)=(Xloge^X)/X^2=X^2/X^2=1

    F'(X)=0

  • Como
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Would be more than happy to answer question if I could be sure as to how it is meant to be read.

    Brackets MUST be used.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    f(x) = ln(e^x) /x^2 = 1/x

    f'(x) = -1/x^2

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