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Derivative of lnx+1/x^2

Function f() - derivative -N order at the point
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The solution

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         1 
log(x) + --
          2
         x 
$$\log{\left(x \right)} + \frac{1}{x^{2}}$$
log(x) + 1/(x^2)
Detail solution
  1. Differentiate term by term:

    1. The derivative of is .

    2. Let .

    3. Apply the power rule: goes to

    4. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

      1. Apply the power rule: goes to

      The result of the chain rule is:

    The result is:

  2. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
1    2  
- - ----
x      2
    x*x 
$$\frac{1}{x} - \frac{2}{x x^{2}}$$
The second derivative [src]
     6 
-1 + --
      2
     x 
-------
    2  
   x   
$$\frac{-1 + \frac{6}{x^{2}}}{x^{2}}$$
The third derivative [src]
  /    12\
2*|1 - --|
  |     2|
  \    x /
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     3    
    x     
$$\frac{2 \left(1 - \frac{12}{x^{2}}\right)}{x^{3}}$$