How do you differentiate #e^x(x^2-3)#?
4 Answers
Explanation:
You need to use the product rule to differentiate this. The product rule states that:
So, put into product rule gives:
Explanation:
Use the rule for finding the derivative of the product of two functions.
Here,
Put 'em all together:
...Wolfram tells me I need to factor:
GOOD LUCK
Use the product rule:
Explanation:
I preface this by saying that this at the moment is a product rule question posted in the chain rule section. Thus, I must consider both the possibility that it was posted in the wrong section, and the possibility that it was written incorrectly. Answers for both possibilities are below, please choose the appropriate one.
IF YOU MEANT
This as written is not a case of the chain rule, but rather of the product rule. The product rule states that given
Here we have
If you had instead meant
The chain rule states that for a composition of functions
Here we would have
How about using the Multiplication Rule?
Explanation:
Which is, in general:
Here,
and
So we have:
which fits into the formula like this:
(it doesn't change when differentiated)
and
(The exponent comes down in front leaving
So,
Let's simplify:
We don't need those last parentheses:
Now we can factor out the
which simplifies even more to:
The quadratic if factorable:
Me, I'd leave it like this:
I don't know if your teacher would want: