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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 106

Use the definition of the derivative to evaluate the following limits.
limh→0ln(e8+h)−8h\(\lim\)_{h\(\to\)0}\(\frac{\ln\left(e^8+h\right)-8}{h}\)_{}

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Recognize that the limit expression \( \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{\ln(e^8 + h) - 8}{h} \) is in the form of the definition of the derivative, \( f'(x) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f(x+h) - f(x)}{h} \).
Identify the function \( f(x) = \ln(x) \) and the point \( x = e^8 \).
Rewrite the expression as \( \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{\ln((e^8) + h) - \ln(e^8)}{h} \), which matches the derivative definition for \( f(x) = \ln(x) \) at \( x = e^8 \).
Recall that the derivative of \( \ln(x) \) is \( \frac{1}{x} \).
Evaluate the derivative at \( x = e^8 \) to find \( f'(e^8) = \frac{1}{e^8} \).

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