find the derivative of f(x)=e^2x/2x? i keep getting stuck.... first i get f'(x)= e^(2x) (2)- (2x) (2e^(2x)) all of this is /(2x)^2 then i simplyfiy it and get 2e^(2x)-4xe^(2x) and all of it /2x^2 can i simplfy it more or am i doing something wrong cause i'm not getting any of the answer choices that are given like A)1 B)(e^(2x)(1-2x))/2x^2 C) e^2x D) i know this is wrong E) (e^(2x) (2x-1))/2x^2
quotent rule \[(\frac{f}{g})'=\frac{gf'-fg'}{g^2}\]
\[f(x)=e^{2x},f'(x)=2e^{2x}\] \[g(x)=2x,g'(x)=2\] and put this together right?
right!
\[\frac{e^{2x}\times 2-2x\times 2e^{2x}}{4x^2}\]
got it
it is easy to forget the chain rule when you just have a constant times the variable. like in \[\sin(3x)\] or \[e^{-x}\]
oh no, you did not do that sorry. hmmmmm
k now we simplify \[\frac{2e^{2x}-4xe^{2x}}{4x^2}\] \[\frac{2e^{2x}(1-2x)}{4x^2}\] \[\frac{e^{2x}(1-2x)}{2x^2}\]
hope that is a choice!
B, it is B
yup it is thanks i see what i did wrong... i messed up the bottom of the equation... thanks you were a lot of help!!!!
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