How do you differentiate #y=(1+x)^(1/x)#?
2 Answers
# dy/dx = (1+x)^(1/x) {1/(x(1+x)) - ln(1+x)/x^2} #
Explanation:
We have:
# y = (1+x)^(1/x) #
First note that the function is not defined when
# lny = ln{(1+x)^(1/x)} #
# " " = 1/x \ ln(1+x) #
# " " = ln(1+x)/x #
Differentiating implicitly and applying the quotient rule and the chain rule gives:
# 1/y dy/dx = { (x)(1/(1+x)) - (ln(1+x))(1) } / (x)^2 #
# " " = { x/(1+x) - ln(1+x) } / (x)^2 #
# " " = 1/(x(1+x)) - ln(1+x)/x^2 #
And so:
# dy/dx = y {1/(x(1+x)) - ln(1+x)/x^2} #
# " " = (1+x)^(1/x) {1/(x(1+x)) - ln(1+x)/x^2} #
The answer is
Explanation:
We diiferentiate using logs.
Differentiating