What is the derivative of #ln(1+1/x) / (1/x)#?
Using the property of logs ...
Using only the product rule :
Now simplify ...
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We can now use the product rule, but also note that
So, here we go:
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To find the derivative of ( \frac{\ln(1+\frac{1}{x})}{\frac{1}{x}} ), we can apply the quotient rule:
Let ( u = \ln(1+\frac{1}{x}) ) and ( v = \frac{1}{\frac{1}{x}} ).
Then, using the quotient rule ( \frac{d}{dx}(\frac{u}{v}) = \frac{u'v - uv'}{v^2} ):
( u' = \frac{d}{dx}(\ln(1+\frac{1}{x})) = \frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{x}} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(1+\frac{1}{x}) = \frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{x}} \cdot (-\frac{1}{x^2}) )
( v' = \frac{d}{dx}(\frac{1}{\frac{1}{x}}) = \frac{d}{dx}(x) = 1 )
Now, plugging these into the quotient rule formula:
( \frac{d}{dx}(\frac{\ln(1+\frac{1}{x})}{\frac{1}{x}}) = \frac{\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{x}} \cdot \frac{1}{x^2} - \ln(1+\frac{1}{x}) \cdot 1}{(\frac{1}{x})^2} )
Simplify:
( = \frac{\frac{1}{x^2+1} \cdot \frac{1}{x^2} - \ln(1+\frac{1}{x})}{\frac{1}{x^2}} )
( = \frac{\frac{1}{x^2(x^2+1)} - \ln(1+\frac{1}{x})}{\frac{1}{x^2}} )
( = x^2 \left( \frac{1}{x^2(x^2+1)} - \ln(1+\frac{1}{x}) \right) )
So, the derivative of ( \frac{\ln(1+\frac{1}{x})}{\frac{1}{x}} ) is ( x^2 \left( \frac{1}{x^2(x^2+1)} - \ln(1+\frac{1}{x}) \right) ).
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To find the derivative of the given function ln(1 + 1/x) / (1/x), we can use the quotient rule of differentiation.
Let u = ln(1 + 1/x) and v = 1/x.
Then, applying the quotient rule, the derivative of the function with respect to x is given by:
[ \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{u}{v} \right) = \frac{v \frac{du}{dx} - u \frac{dv}{dx}}{v^2} ]
Where ( \frac{du}{dx} ) represents the derivative of u with respect to x and ( \frac{dv}{dx} ) represents the derivative of v with respect to x.
Now, let's find the derivatives of u and v:
[ \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{d}{dx} \left( \ln(1 + \frac{1}{x}) \right) ]
Using the chain rule, we get:
[ \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{1}{1 + \frac{1}{x}} \cdot \frac{d}{dx} \left(1 + \frac{1}{x}\right) ]
[ \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{1}{1 + \frac{1}{x}} \cdot \left( -\frac{1}{x^2} \right) ]
[ \frac{du}{dx} = -\frac{1}{x^2 + x} ]
Now, for ( \frac{dv}{dx} ):
[ \frac{dv}{dx} = \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{1}{x} \right) ]
[ \frac{dv}{dx} = -\frac{1}{x^2} ]
Now, substituting these derivatives into the quotient rule formula:
[ \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{u}{v} \right) = \frac{\frac{1}{x} \left( -\frac{1}{x^2 + x} \right) - \ln(1 + \frac{1}{x}) \left( -\frac{1}{x^2} \right)}{\left( \frac{1}{x} \right)^2} ]
Simplifying further:
[ \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{u}{v} \right) = \frac{-\frac{1}{x(x^2 + x)} + \frac{\ln(1 + \frac{1}{x})}{x^2}}{\frac{1}{x^2}} ]
[ \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{u}{v} \right) = -\frac{x^2 \ln(1 + \frac{1}{x}) - (x^2 + x) \ln(1 + \frac{1}{x})}{x(x^2 + x)} ]
[ \boxed{\frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{u}{v} \right) = -\frac{x^2 \ln(1 + \frac{1}{x}) - (x^2 + x) \ln(1 + \frac{1}{x})}{x(x^2 + x)}} ]
So, the derivative of ln(1 + 1/x) / (1/x) with respect to x is given by the expression derived above.
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