H hasterz Member Joined Mar 10, 2004 Messages 171 Location Sydney Gender Male HSC 2005 Feb 4, 2005 #1 hello how do you differentiate these type of fuctions eg f(x) = Log to base 2 (5x-2)
withoutaface Premium Member Joined Jul 14, 2004 Messages 15,098 Gender Male HSC 2004 Feb 4, 2005 #2 f(x)=ln(5x-2)/ln2 f'(x)= [5/(5x-2)]/ln2 = 5/(5xln2-2ln2)
FinalFantasy Active Member Joined Jun 25, 2004 Messages 1,179 Gender Male HSC 2005 Feb 4, 2005 #3 d\dx(ln x)=1\x if u got other bases other than e just change da base like withoutaface did den u use that
d\dx(ln x)=1\x if u got other bases other than e just change da base like withoutaface did den u use that
:: ck :: Actuarial Boy Joined Jan 1, 2003 Messages 2,414 Gender Male HSC 2004 Feb 11, 2005 #4 f(x)=ln(5x-2)/ln2 the ln2 is constant.. so yeah and for say ln[ f(x) ] the derivative is f'x / f(x) just a general rule...
f(x)=ln(5x-2)/ln2 the ln2 is constant.. so yeah and for say ln[ f(x) ] the derivative is f'x / f(x) just a general rule...