Find the derivative of the following functions form first principle: (−x)−1
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Let f(x)=(−x)−1=−1x Thus using first principle f′(x)=limx→0f(x+h)−f(x)h = limx→01h[−1x+h−(−1x)] = limx→01h[−1x+h+1x] =limx→01h[−x+(x+h)x(x+h)] =limh→01h[−x+x+hx(x+h)] =limx→01h[hx(x+h)] =limx→01x(x+h)=1x2
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