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Product rule with exponential and logarithm derivatives

Let g(x)=e3xln⁡(x)g(x) = e^{3x} \ln(x). Find g′(x)g'(x).

Hint

Use the product rule ddx[f⋅h]=f′h+fh′\frac{d}{dx}[f\cdot h] = f'h + f h' with f(x)=e3xf(x) = e^{3x} and h(x)=ln⁡(x)h(x) = \ln(x). Recall that ddx[e3x]=3e3x\frac{d}{dx}[e^{3x}] = 3e^{3x} (chain rule) and ddx[ln⁡x]=1x\frac{d}{dx}[\ln x] = \frac{1}{x}.

Step-by-step solution

Identify the two factors: f(x)=e3xf(x) = e^{3x} and h(x)=ln⁡(x)h(x) = \ln(x). Their derivatives are f′(x)=3e3xf'(x) = 3e^{3x} (using the chain rule on the exponent 3x3x) and h′(x)=1xh'(x) = \frac{1}{x} (the standard logarithm derivative).

Apply the product rule: g′(x)=f′(x)h(x)+f(x)h′(x)=3e3xln⁡(x)+e3x⋅1xg'(x) = f'(x)h(x) + f(x)h'(x) = 3e^{3x}\ln(x) + e^{3x}\cdot \frac{1}{x}. This can be left as is or factored as g′(x)=e3x(3ln⁡(x)+1x)g'(x) = e^{3x}\left(3\ln(x) + \frac{1}{x}\right).

Identifying the term from the derivative of natural log

Hint
Step-by-step solution

The term is e to the three x, over x. This term arose from multiplying the first factor, e to the three x, by the derivative of natural log of x, which is one over x. The other term, three e to the three x times natural log of x, came from differentiating the exponential factor instead.

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