Extra examples (Differentiation of exponential functions)

𝑑 𝑓(𝑥)
(𝑒 ) = 𝑓′(𝑥) × 𝑒 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥

Differentiate the function with respect to 𝑥 by using the:

a. product rule.

𝑦 = (𝑒 2𝑥 + 3)(𝑒 −𝑥 − 1)
b. quotient rule.

𝑒 5𝑥 − 𝑒 −𝑥 + 2
𝑦=
𝑒 2𝑥
c. chain rule.

𝑦 = (𝑒 2𝑥 − 3)2

Solution:
𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑣
a. 𝑢 = 𝑒 2𝑥 + 3, 𝑣 = 𝑒 −𝑥 − 1, = 2𝑒 2𝑥 , = −𝑒 −𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= (𝑒 −𝑥 − 1)(2𝑒 2𝑥 ) + (𝑒 2𝑥 + 3)(−𝑒 −𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥
= 2𝑒 𝑥 − 2𝑒 2𝑥 − 𝑒 𝑥 − 3𝑒 −𝑥
= 𝑒 𝑥 − 2𝑒 2𝑥 − 3𝑒 −𝑥

𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑣
b. 𝑢 = 𝑒 5𝑥 − 𝑒 −𝑥 + 2, 𝑣 = 𝑒 2𝑥 , 𝑑𝑥
= 5𝑒 5𝑥 + 𝑒 −𝑥 , 𝑑𝑥
= 2𝑒 2𝑥
𝑑𝑦 (𝑒 2𝑥 )(5𝑒 5𝑥 + 𝑒 −𝑥 ) − (𝑒 5𝑥
− 𝑒 −𝑥 + 2)(2𝑒 2𝑥 )
=
𝑑𝑥 (𝑒 2𝑥 )2
5𝑒 7𝑥 + 𝑒 𝑥 − 2𝑒 7𝑥 + 2𝑒 𝑥 − 4𝑒 2𝑥
=
𝑒 4𝑥
3𝑒 7𝑥 + 3𝑒 𝑥 − 4𝑒 2𝑥
=
𝑒 4𝑥
= 3𝑒 3𝑥 + 3𝑒 −3𝑥 − 4𝑒 −2𝑥

𝑑𝑦
c. 𝑑𝑥
= 2(𝑒 2𝑥 − 3)(2𝑒 2𝑥 ) = 4𝑒 4𝑥 − 12𝑒 2𝑥