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OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Help with calculus question! @zepdrix @dan815

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

OpenStudy (boldjon):

sorry, can't calculate that

rishavraj (rishavraj):

use chain rule :))

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

not the product rule?

rishavraj (rishavraj):

yeah tht one...... :)) obviously

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Is this right?

rishavraj (rishavraj):

for first teerm it would be \[2x e^x + x^2 e^x\]

zepdrix (zepdrix):

To save yourself a little bit of work, you could factor before differentiating,\[\large\rm y=e^x(x^2-x)\]Then you only have to product rule one time, instead of twice.

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Oh, ok.

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

And yea, oops, forgot the x in the first term

rishavraj (rishavraj):

i mean the derivative of \[x^2e^x \]

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Like this?

zepdrix (zepdrix):

woops you did d/dx (x^2-x) in both places! :O

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

no wiat, ignore that

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

another try, lol

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Cool looks good \c:/ But again, factoring is king! That's what I would have preferred from this step:\[\large\rm y=e^x(2x-1)+e^x(x^2-x)\]turns into,\[\large\rm y=e^x\left[2x-1+x^2-x\right]\]

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Ugh, I just don't think of those things..*sigh* And that would simplify to \(\Large e^x(x^2+x-1)\)

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Thank you so much!

zepdrix (zepdrix):

np

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