DERIVATIVES OF EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS

𝑑 𝑢 𝑢
𝑑𝑢
𝑎 = 𝑎 ln 𝑎 ∙
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝑢 𝑑𝑢
𝑒 = 𝑒𝑢 ∙
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
Examples: Find the first derivative of the
following functions.

𝑦 = 𝑒 −3𝑥

𝑦 ′ = 𝑒 −3𝑥 ∙ (−3)

𝑦 = −3𝑒 −3𝑥
 𝑦 = 𝑒 sin 𝑥
𝑦 ′ = 𝑒 sin 𝑥 ∙ cos 𝑥
𝑦 ′ = cos 𝑥 𝑒 sin 𝑥

𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 −2𝑥
𝑦 ′ = 𝑥𝑒 −2𝑥 ∙ −2 + 𝑒 −2𝑥 ∙ 1
𝑦 ′ = −2𝑥𝑒 −2𝑥 + 𝑒 −2𝑥
𝑦 ′ = 𝑒 −2𝑥 (−2𝑥 + 1)
 𝑦 = ln(𝑒 3𝑥 + 2)

1
𝑦′ = 3𝑥 ∙ 𝑒 3𝑥 ∙ 3
𝑒 +2

3𝑒 3𝑥
𝑦 ′ = 3𝑥
𝑒 +2
 𝑟 = 𝑒 −𝜃 cos 2𝜃
𝑑𝑟
= 𝑒 −𝜃 − sin 2𝜃 ∙ 2 + cos 2𝜃 ∙ 𝑒 −𝜃 ∙ (−1)
𝑑𝜃

𝑑𝑟
= −2𝑒 −𝜃 sin 2𝜃 − 𝑒 −𝜃 cos 2𝜃
𝑑𝜃

𝑑𝑟
= −𝑒 −𝜃 (2 sin 2𝜃 + cos 2𝜃)
𝑑𝜃
 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (1 − 𝑒 −𝑥 )

𝑦′
= 2 sec( 1 − 𝑒 −𝑥 ) sec( 1 − 𝑒 −𝑥 ) tan(1 − 𝑒 −𝑥 ) ∙ ( −𝑒 −𝑥 ) ∙ (−1)

𝑦 ′ = 2𝑒 −𝑥 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (1 − 𝑒 −𝑥 )tan((1 − 𝑒 −𝑥 )
 −2𝑥
𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒

𝑦 ′ = 𝑥𝑒 −2𝑥 ∙ −2 + 𝑒 −2𝑥 ∙1

′ −2𝑥 −2𝑥
𝑦 = −2𝑥𝑒 + 𝑒

𝑦 ′ = 𝑒 −2𝑥 (−2𝑥 + 1)
 𝑥
𝑦=2

′ 𝑥
𝑦 = 2 ∙ ln 2

𝑦 ′ = 2𝑥 ln 2