Monday, September 14, 2015

Find the derivative of the function f(x)=e^[x/(x-1)].

We'll apply chain rule to determine the derivative of the
function:


f'(x) =
e^[x/(x-1)]*[x/(x-1)]'


Since we have to differentiate a
fraction, we'll apply quotient rule:


(u/v)' = (u'v -
uv')/v^2


u = x => u' =
1


v = (x-1) => v' =
1


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


We'll eliminate like
terms:


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


The derivative of the function
is:


f'(x) =
[-1/(x-1)^2]*e^[x/(x-1)]

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