If f(x) = logx(logx), then f'(x) at x = e is equal to:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
$y=\log _x(\log x)=\frac{\log (\log x)}{\log x}=\frac{\log t}{t}$,
where t = log x
∴ when x = e, t = 1
$\frac{d y}{d t}=\frac{t . \frac{1}{t}-(\log t)}{t^2}-1=\frac{1-\log t}{t^2}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{d y}{d t} \cdot \frac{d t}{d x}=\frac{1-\log t}{t^2} \times \frac{1}{x}$
$\left.\frac{d y}{d x}\right|_{x=e}=\frac{1-\log 1}{(1)^2} \times \frac{1}{e}=\frac{1}{e}$
Hence (2) is correct answer.