Differentiation Question 387

Question: $ \frac{d^{n}}{dx^{n}}(\log x) $ =

[RPET 2002]

Options:

A) $ \frac{(n-1)!}{x^{n}} $

B) $ \frac{n!}{x^{n}} $

C) $ \frac{(n-2)!}{x^{n}} $

D) $ {{(-1)}^{n-1}}\frac{(n-1)!}{x^{n}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Let $ y=\log x $

Therefore $ y_1=\frac{1}{x} $ , $ y_2=\frac{-1}{x^{2}} $ , $ y_3=\frac{2}{x^{3}} $ ,– $ y _{n}=\frac{{{(-1)}^{n-1}}(n-1)!}{x^{n}} $ .