Product rule with exponential and logarithm derivatives
Let . Find .
Hint
Use the product rule with and . Recall that (chain rule) and .
Step-by-step solution
Identify the two factors: and . Their derivatives are (using the chain rule on the exponent ) and (the standard logarithm derivative).
Apply the product rule: . This can be left as is or factored as .
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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