Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Find the derivative of f(x) = (x^2-3x+2)*ln x

Given f(x) = (x^2 - 3x + 2) * ln
x


We will use the product rule to find the
derivative.


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


u= x^2 -3x + 2  ==> u' =
2x-3


v = ln x ===>    v' =
1/x


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


==> f'(x) = ( 2x-3)*lnx + (x^2 - 3x +
2)*1/x


==> f'(x) = (2x-3)ln x + (x -3 +
2/x)


==> f'(x) = (2x-3)lnx + x + 2/x -
3

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