transgalactic Messages 1,386 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Feb 13, 2009 #1 [tex] f(x)=\frac{1}{1+ln|x|}[/tex] the ln|x| part could be -1 when x=e^-1 correct??
arildno Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member Dearly Missed Messages 10,165 Reaction score 138 Feb 13, 2009 #2 Certainly! Do you have any other solutions to the equation 1+ln|x|=0?
arildno Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member Dearly Missed Messages 10,165 Reaction score 138 Feb 13, 2009 #4 Well, if ln|x|=-1, what must |x| equal?
tiny-tim Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 25,837 Reaction score 258 Feb 13, 2009 #6 transgalactic said: [tex] f(x)=\frac{1}{1+ln|x|}[/tex] the ln|x| part could be -1 when x=e^-1 correct?? Yes.
transgalactic said: [tex] f(x)=\frac{1}{1+ln|x|}[/tex] the ln|x| part could be -1 when x=e^-1 correct?? Yes.
HallsofIvy Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 42,895 Reaction score 983 Feb 13, 2009 #8 But Arildno's point is that that is not the only value. As you said, the denominator is 0 for [itex]e^{-1}[/itex] or [itex]-e^{-1}[/itex].
But Arildno's point is that that is not the only value. As you said, the denominator is 0 for [itex]e^{-1}[/itex] or [itex]-e^{-1}[/itex].