Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Differentiate : g(x) = 5*ln x* (x^2-3x) and find g'(1).

Given the function :


f(x) =
5lnx * (x^2-3x)


We need to find f'(x) and
f'(1).


We will use the product rule to find the
derivative.


==> Let f(x) = u*v such
that:


u= 5lnx ==> u' =
5/x


v= (x^2-3x) ==> v' =
2x-3


==> f'(x) = u'v +
uv'


               = (5/x)(x^2-3x) +
(5lnx*(2x-3))


             = (5x - 15) + 10x*lnx - 15ln
x


              = 10x*lnx - 15lnx + 5x -
15


==> f'(x) = 10x*lnx - 15lnx + 5x
-15


==> f'(1) = 10*1*0 - 15*0 + 5 -15 =
-10


==> f'(1)
=-10


Then f'(x) = 10xlnx - 15lnx + 5x -15 and
f'(1) = -10

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