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: 50

Answer

$$f'\left( x \right) = {e^x}\left( {\frac{1}{{x\ln 2}} + {{\log }_2}\left| x \right|} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = {e^x}{\log _2}\left| x \right| \cr & {\text{Use logarithmic properties}} \cr & f\left( x \right) = {e^x}\left( {\frac{{\ln \left| x \right|}}{{\ln 2}}} \right) \cr & f\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 2}}{e^x}\ln \left| x \right| \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \underbrace {\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{1}{{\ln 2}}{e^x}\ln \left| x \right|} \right]}_{{\text{Product rule}}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 2}}\left( {{e^x}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\ln \left| x \right|} \right] + \ln \left| x \right|\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{e^x}} \right]} \right) \cr & {\text{Compute derivatives}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 2}}\left( {{e^x}\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right) + \ln \left| x \right|\left( {{e^x}} \right)} \right) \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{\ln 2}}\left( {\frac{{{e^x}}}{x} + {e^x}\ln \left| x \right|} \right) \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = {e^x}\left( {\frac{1}{{x\ln 2}} + \frac{{\ln \left| x \right|}}{{\ln 2}}} \right) \cr & f'\left( x \right) = {e^x}\left( {\frac{1}{{x\ln 2}} + {{\log }_2}\left| x \right|} \right) \cr} $$
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