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OpenStudy (anonymous):

using the composite rule differentiate the following function...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what's between the 25 and the x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 2sinx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, ok.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First you differentiate the power of e as of it was e^x, then you multiply that by the derivative of what's in the power.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So thinks you need to compute: d/dx e^x and: d/dx -3x+2sin(x)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does that mean that you just put the two differentiated answers together to get the composite answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I wasn't clear enough I think: this is the chain rule that you need to use: d/dx f(g(x))=f'(g(x)) * g'(x) So here f(x)=e^x and g(x)=-3x+2sin(x) f'(x)=e^x and g'(x)=-3+2cos(x) So we get: (-3+2cos(x))e^(-3x+2sin(x))

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