#differentiate logs

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upbeat bough
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How do u differentiate-1/2Ln(x-2)

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cinder summit
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the derivative of ln x = 1/x

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and by the chain rule the derivative of ln(x-2) = 1/(x-2)

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and the -1/2 applies to the derivative the same way as it would the log

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so it’s just -1/2(x-2) @upbeat bough