Wednesday, April 10, 2013

What is f'(0) if f(x)=1/(x-1)(x-2)?

Given that:


f(x) =
1/(x-1)(x-2)


We need to find
f'(0)


First we need to find the first derivative
f'(x).


Let f(x) = 1/(x-1) *(1/(x-2) =
u*v


such that:


u = 1/(x-1) 
==> u' = -1/(x-1)^2


v= 1/(x-2) ==> v' =
-1/(x-2)^2


==> We will use the product rule to
determine f'(x).


==> f'(x) = u'*v +
u*v'


              = (-1/(x-1)^2 * 1/(x-2) + (1/(x-1)
*(-1/(x-2)^2


              = -1/(x-2)(x-1)^2 -
1/(x-1)(x-2)^2


               = ( -(x-2) - (x-1) /[
(x-1)(x-2)]^2


                =
(-x+2-x+1)/[(x-1)(x-2)]^2


               =
(-2x+3)/[(x-1)(x-2)]^2


==> f'(x) =
(-2x+3)/[(x-1)(x-2)]^2


==> f'(0) =  3/
(-1)(-2)]^2


                =
3/4


==> f'(0) =
3/4

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