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EXAMPLE 2<br />

Derivatives of exponential functions involving e x<br />

Determine the derivative of each function.<br />

a. g 1x2 e x2 x<br />

b. f 1x2 x 2 e x<br />

Solution<br />

a. To find the derivative of g 1x2 e x2x , we use the chain rule.<br />

dg1x2<br />

dx<br />

d1ex2 x 2<br />

dx<br />

x<br />

d1ex2 2<br />

d1x 2 x2 d1x2 x2<br />

dx<br />

e x2x 12x 12<br />

b. Using the product rule,<br />

f ¿1x2 d1x2 2<br />

dx<br />

2xe x x 2 e x<br />

e x 12x x 2 2<br />

e x x 2 dex<br />

dx<br />

(Chain rule)<br />

(Product rule)<br />

(Factor)<br />

EXAMPLE 3<br />

Selecting a strategy to determine the value of the derivative<br />

Given f 1x2 3e x2 , determine f ¿112.<br />

Solution<br />

First, find an expression for the derivative of<br />

d13e x2 2<br />

f ¿1x2 <br />

d1x 2 2<br />

3e x2 12x2<br />

dx 2<br />

dx<br />

6xe x2<br />

Then f ¿112 6e.<br />

f ¿1x2.<br />

(Chain rule)<br />

Answers are usually left as exact values in this form. If desired, numeric<br />

approximations can be obtained from a calculator. Here, using the value of e<br />

provided by the calculator, we obtain the answer 16.3097, rounded to four<br />

decimal places.<br />

230 5.1 DERIVATIVES OF EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS, y e x<br />

NEL

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