Chapter 2: Differentiation
Section 2.6: Derivatives of the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Example 2.6.2
Differentiate gx=3x.
Solution
Three interactive solutions are given: use of the prime, the operator ddx, and the Context Panel.
Define the function g
Control-drag gx=…
Context Panel: Assign Function
gx=3x→assign as functiong
Solution #1
Type g′x Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
g′x = 12⁢3x⁢ln⁡3x
Solution #2
Expression palette: Differentiation template Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
ⅆⅆ x gx = 12⁢3x⁢ln⁡3x
Solution #3
Type gx. Context Panel: Differentiate≻With Respect To≻x
gx→differentiate w.r.t. x12⁢3x⁢ln⁡3x
The derivative of aux is auxlna u′x, obtained by an application of the Chain rule. Thus, 12x, the derivative of ux=x, appears in the answer.
The reader should feel free to explore this differentiation via the tutor, where Maple begins by rewriting gx as eln3x. (Take the log of g, then exponentiate it.)
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