
f(x)=logx,f'(x)=?
from the first principle:
f(x+h)-f(x)/h=log(x+h)-log(x)/h
=1/hlog[1+h/x]
=1/h.h/xlog[1+h/x]x/h
=1/xlog[1+h/x]x/h
put h/x=z,we get z
0 as h
0
therefore,log[1+h/x]x/h=log(1+z)1/z
log e=1 as z
0
hence f(x+h)-f(x)/h
1/x as h
0
f'(x)=1/x for each x>0
d/dx(logx)=1/x