Step-by-step explanation:
[tex] f(x) = \log_a x [/tex]
[tex] \dfrac{f(x + h) - f(x)}{h} = [/tex]
[tex] = \dfrac{log_a(x + h) - \log_a x}{h} [/tex]
[tex] = \dfrac{log_a \dfrac{x + h}{x}}{h} [/tex]
[tex] = \dfrac{1}{h}log_a ( 1 + \dfrac{h}{x} ) [/tex]
[tex] = log_a ( 1 + \dfrac{h}{x} )^{\frac{1}{h}} [/tex]
