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Here is the problem: d by d x log(x, 2).

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Find the derivative of log(x, 2) with respect to x.

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d by d x[log b x] equals 1/(x ln b).

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Combine and simplify.

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So the answer is f prime of x equals 1 / ln(2) / x.

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The derivative is built from the outside in: sums split into terms, constants factor out, products and quotients use their rules, and every composite function multiplies by the derivative of its inside (chain rule).

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Cross-checked numerically against an independent symbolic differentiator at 8 sample points, which checks out.