Differentiate
\[f(x)= xe^xcscx\]
How would I break this up in order to use the rules?
Ooh that's an ugly one, product rule a couple of times
Using \[f'g+g'f\] first let f = x and g = e^xcscx and go from there
\[y ' = (1) \times (e^xcscx) + (x)(e^x \times (-cscxcotx))\]
\[-xe^xcscxcotx\]
\[-xe^x \times cscxcotx\]
Then use product rule for both sides?
I think we need to be a bit more careful here
\[\frac{ d }{ dx } (x)e^xcscx+\frac{ d }{ dx }(e^xcscx)x\] careful on what you're taking the derivative of
\[\frac{ d }{ dx }(x) = 1\] we get \[e^xcscx + \frac{ d }{ dx }(e^xcscx)x\] now do \[\frac{ d }{ dx }(e^xcscx)\]
\[\frac{ d }{ dx }(e^xcscx) = (e^x \times -cscxcotx) \times ( e^xcscx)\] Using product rule. = ?
This requires product rule
\[(fg)' = f'g+g'f\]
Mhm not quite
I think you meant + instead of x right :)
ahh, yes
\[\frac{ d }{ dx }(e^xcscx)\] I did that wrong?
\[\frac{ d }{ dx }= e^x \times \frac{ d }{ dx }(cscx) + \frac{ d }{ dx }(e^x) \times cscx\]
\[\frac{ d }{ dx }(e^x cscx) = e^xcscx -cotxcscxe^x\] I feel there is an easier way to approach this problem but lets keep going haha since I think you understand this.
okay
So we have \[e^xcscx+e^xcscx-cotxcscxe^x\] that's gross but you can simplify it xD
Oh I'm missing an x somewhere
\[e^xcscx+x(e^x)(cscx)-(x)(cotx)(cscx)e^x\]
I think that should suffice for your final answer
\[e^xcscx( 1 + x - xcotx)\] would be the simplified answer?
That should work
okay, thanks :)
Np
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