Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions - 3.6 Exercises - Page 224: 44

Answer

$b=e^2$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\log _{b}\left(3 x^{2}-2\right)\\ f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{\left(3 x^{2}-2\right) \ln b} \times 6 x\\ f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{6 x}{\left(3 x^{2}-2\right) \ln b}\\ 3=\frac{6(1)}{\left(3(1)^{2}-2\right) \ln b}\\ \ln b=2\\ b=e^2$
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