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Derivative of ln(1-x)

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The solution

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log(1 - x)
log(1x)\log{\left(1 - x \right)}
log(1 - x)
Detail solution
  1. Let u=1xu = 1 - x.

  2. The derivative of log(u)\log{\left(u \right)} is 1u\frac{1}{u}.

  3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by ddx(1x)\frac{d}{d x} \left(1 - x\right):

    1. Differentiate 1x1 - x term by term:

      1. The derivative of the constant 11 is zero.

      2. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

        1. Apply the power rule: xx goes to 11

        So, the result is: 1-1

      The result is: 1-1

    The result of the chain rule is:

    11x- \frac{1}{1 - x}

  4. Now simplify:

    1x1\frac{1}{x - 1}


The answer is:

1x1\frac{1}{x - 1}

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The first derivative [src]
 -1  
-----
1 - x
11x- \frac{1}{1 - x}
The second derivative [src]
   -1    
---------
        2
(-1 + x) 
1(x1)2- \frac{1}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}}
The third derivative [src]
    2    
---------
        3
(-1 + x) 
2(x1)3\frac{2}{\left(x - 1\right)^{3}}
The graph
Derivative of ln(1-x)