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OpenStudy (anonymous):

differentiate please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y=9e^x \sqrt{x}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So first, I would split it into a product of two functions: f(x) = 9 and \[g(x)=e^x\sqrt{x}\] So by the product rule, the derivative would be: \[\frac{dy}{dx} = f(x)g'(x)+g(x)f'(x)\] But the second term ends up being 0, since the derivative of f(x) is 0 because it's a constant function. So really we only need to worry about the first term: f(x)*g'(x) f(x) is obviously 9, so we have: \[9(g'(x))\] Now remember: \[g(x)=e^x\sqrt{x}\] Now, g(x) can also be written as the product of two functions, we'll call them a(x) and b(x). \[a(x)=e^x\] \[b(x)=\sqrt{x}\] Let's use the produce rule on g(x): \[g'(x) = a(x)b'(x)+b(x)a'(x)\] So: \[g'(x) = e^x\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}+\sqrt{x}{e^x}\] Remember, b'(x) is still e^x, since the derivative of e^x is e^x. Now, the finally derivative overall is 9 * g'(x), so we have: \[\frac{dy}{dx} = 9\left(e^x\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}+\sqrt{x}{e^x}\right)\]

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