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Question

Mathematics Question on Continuity and differentiability

Find the second order derivatives of the function
logxlog\,x

Answer

The correct answer is 1x2\frac{-1}{x^2}
Let y=logxy=log\,x
Then,
dydx=ddx(logx)=1x\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{d}{dx}(logx)=\frac{1}{x}
d2ydx2=ddx(1x)=1x2∴\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=\frac{d}{dx}(\frac{1}{x})=\frac{-1}{x^2}