Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.4 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions - 6.4 Exercises - Page 436: 21

Answer

$y'=\frac{-x}{1+x}$

Work Step by Step

Let $g(x)=\ln x$ So $y$ becomes: $$y=g(e^{-x}+xe^{-x})$$ Using the chain rule it follows: $$y'=(e^{-x}+xe^{-x})'g'(e^{-x}+xe^{-x})$$ Since $g'(x)=(\ln x)'=\frac{1}{x}$ it follows: $$y'=(e^{-x}+xe^{-x})'\cdot \frac{1}{e^{-x}+xe^{-x}}$$ $$y'=((e^{-x})'+(xe^{-x})')\cdot \frac{1}{e^{-x}+xe^{-x}}$$ $$y'=(-e^{-x}+(xe^{-x})')\cdot \frac{1}{e^{-x}+xe^{-x}}$$ $$y'=(-e^{-x}+(x)'e^{-x}+x(e^{-x})')\cdot \frac{1}{e^{-x}+xe^{-x}}$$ $$y'=(-e^{-x}+e^{-x}-xe^{-x})\cdot \frac{1}{e^{-x}+xe^{-x}}$$ $$y'=-xe^{-x}\cdot \frac{1}{e^{-x}+xe^{-x}}$$ $$y'=\frac{-xe^{-x}}{e^{-x}+xe^{-x}}$$ $$y'=\frac{-x}{1+x}$$
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