Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 7 - Exponential Functions - 7.1 Derivative of f(x)=bx and the Number e - Preliminary Questions - Page 326: 7

Answer

(a) True. (b) True. (c) Not true. (d) True.

Work Step by Step

(a) True, the derivative of $ e^x $ is the same function times the derivative of the exponent $ x $, which is $1$. (b) True, by multiplying both the denominator and the numerator by $ e^{-h}$, we get the limit. (c) Not true. The slope of $ y=e^x $ at $ x=0$ is $ y'(0)$, which is $1$ and not e. (d) True. The slope of $ y=e^x $ at $ x=0$ is $ y'(0)$, which is $1$.
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