Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 7 - Exponential Functions - 7.3 Logarithms and Their Derivatives - Exercises - Page 343: 63

Answer

$$f =\frac{8}{\ln 2}\left(w-\frac{1}{8}\right)-3$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$f(w)=\log _{2} w, \quad w=\frac{1}{8}$$ Rewrite $f(w) $ as $$f(w)=\log _{2} w=\frac{\ln w}{\ln 2}$$ Since at $w=1/8$, $f(w) = \dfrac{\ln(1/8)}{\ln 2}= -3$ and $$f'(w)= \frac{1}{w\ln 2}$$ Then $ m= f'(w)\bigg|_{w=1/8}= \dfrac{1}{w\ln 2}= \dfrac{8}{\ln 2} $ Hence, the tangent line is given by \begin{align*} \frac{f-f_1}{w- w_1}&=m\\ \frac{f+3 }{w-1/8 }&=\dfrac{8}{\ln 2} \\ f &=\frac{8}{\ln 2}\left(w-\frac{1}{8}\right)-3 \end{align*}
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