Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 11 - Section 11.5 - Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions - Exercises - Page 842: 46

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = 2{e^x} - {x^2}{e^x} \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {2{e^x} - {x^2}{e^x}} \right] \cr & f'\left( x \right) = 2\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{e^x}} \right] - \underbrace {\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{x^2}{e^x}} \right]}_{{\text{Product rule}}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = 2{e^x} - {e^x}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{x^2}} \right] - {x^2}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{e^x}} \right] \cr & f'\left( x \right) = 2{e^x} - {e^x}\left( {2x} \right) - {x^2}\left( {{e^x}} \right) \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = 2{e^x} - 2x{e^x} - {x^2}{e^x} \cr} $$
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