CK12 Calculus - Single Variable

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We wantto applythis definitionto get the derivativeto our logarithmicfunction Usingthe defi-
nitionof the derivativeand the rulesof logarithmsfrom the Lessonon Exponentialand LogarithmicFunctions,


At this stage,let the limit of then becomes Substituting,we get


Insertingthe limit,

But by the definition


Fromthe box above,we can express in termsof naturallogarithmby the usingthe formula
Then

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