University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 158: 20

Answer

$\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2}{3}e^{\frac{2x}{3}}$

Work Step by Step

$y = u^{\frac{2}{3}}$ where, $u = e^{x}$ Now, $\frac{dy}{du} = \frac{2}{3}u^{-\frac{1}{3}}$ and, $\frac{du}{dx} = e^{x}$ So, $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{du} \times \frac{du}{dx}$ $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2}{3}u^{-\frac{1}{3}} \times e^{x}$ $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2}{3}e^{-\frac{1x}{3}} \times e^{x}$ $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2}{3}e^{\frac{2x}{3}}$
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