Calculus Concepts: An Informal Approach to the Mathematics of Change 5th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-43904-957-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-957-0

Chapter 3 - Determining Change: Derivatives - Review Activities - Page 246: 3

Answer

$$h'\left( x \right) = - 2{e^{ - 2x}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & h\left( x \right) = {e^{ - 2x}} - {e^2} \cr & {\text{Calculate the derivative of the function}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {{e^{ - 2x}} - {e^2}} \right) \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {{e^{ - 2x}}} \right) - \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {{e^2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Compute derivatives}}{\text{, use }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {{e^u}} \right) = {e^u}\frac{{du}}{{dx}},{\text{ }}{e^2}{\text{ is a constant its derivative is 0}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = {e^{ - 2x}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( { - 2x} \right) - 0 \cr & h'\left( x \right) = {e^{ - 2x}}\left( { - 2} \right) \cr & h'\left( x \right) = - 2{e^{ - 2x}} \cr} $$
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