Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 7 - Exponential Functions - 7.1 Derivative of f(x)=bx and the Number e - Exercises - Page 327: 31

Answer

$$ f'(x)= \cos x e^{\sin x}.$$

Work Step by Step

Recall that $(e^x)'=e^x$ Recall that $(\sin x)'=\cos x$. Since we have $$ f(x)= e^{\sin x}$$ then the derivative $ f'(x)$, using the chain rule, is given by $$ f'(x)= e^{\sin x}\left(\sin x\right)'=\cos x e^{\sin x}.$$
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