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: 54

Answer

$$h'\left( x \right) = \frac{{{e^{2{x^2} - x + 1/x}}\left( {4{x^3} - {x^2} - 1} \right)}}{{{x^2}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & h\left( x \right) = {e^{2{x^2} - x + 1/x}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{e^{2{x^2} - x + 1/x}}} \right] \cr & {\text{Use the rule }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{e^u}} \right] = {e^u}\frac{{du}}{{dx}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = {e^{2{x^2} - x + 1/x}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {2{x^2} - x + \frac{1}{x}} \right] \cr & {\text{Compute derivatives and simplify, recall that }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{x^{ - 1}}} \right] = - {x^{ - 2}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = {e^{2{x^2} - x + 1/x}}\left( {4x - 1 - {x^{ - 2}}} \right) \cr & h'\left( x \right) = {e^{2{x^2} - x + 1/x}}\left( {4x - 1 - \frac{1}{{{x^2}}}} \right) \cr & h'\left( x \right) = {e^{2{x^2} - x + 1/x}}\left( {\frac{{4{x^3} - {x^2} - 1}}{{{x^2}}}} \right) \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \frac{{{e^{2{x^2} - x + 1/x}}\left( {4{x^3} - {x^2} - 1} \right)}}{{{x^2}}} \cr} $$
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