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OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

Please help me find the derivative of the following problem...

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

\[y=\ln (4-xe ^{-x})\]

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

i am now at this point....

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

\[=\frac{ 1 }{ \ln(4-xe^{-1}) }\times \frac{ d }{ dx }[4-xe ^{-x}]\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oops the derivative of \(\ln(f(x))\) is \(\frac{f'(x)}{f(x)}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

in other words, your denominator should be \(4-xe^{-x}\) and your numerator should be the derivative of \(4-xe^{-x}\) for that you will need the product rule and the chain rule

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

oh ya, oops. should not have put the natural log in the denominator

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

other than that it is essentially the same at this point correct?

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