What is the domain of the derivative of #ln x#?

1 Answer
Mar 30, 2015

The domain of the derivative of #lnx# is #(0, oo)#.

The domain of #f'# is a subsest of the domain of #f#.

Because the domain of #lnx# is #(0, oo)#, the domain of its derivative
which is defined to be: #lim_(hrarr0)(ln(x+h)-lnx)/h# cannot include any negative numbers.

Of course, we know that the derivative of #f(x) = ln(x)# is #f'(x) = 1/x#, which, as the derivative of #ln# has domain #(0, oo)#.