Chapter 2: Differentiation
Section 2.6: Derivatives of the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Example 2.6.1
Differentiate fx=ex.
Solution
The Chain rule must be applied. The derivative of an exponential is again that exponential, times the derivative of the exponent. This can be seen by invoking the tutor, or by studying the annotated stepwise solution in Table 2.6.1(a), whose content is obtained with the All Solution Steps option in the Context Panel. The Context Panel also gives access to the Differentiation Rules that also appear in the Differentiation Methods tutor.
Tools≻Load Package: Student Calculus 1
Loading Student:-Calculus1
Expression palette: Differentiation template
Context Panel: Student Calculus1≻All Solution Steps
ⅆⅆ x⁡ⅇx→show solution stepsDifferentiation Stepsⅆⅆxⅇx▫1. Apply thechainrule to the termⅇx◦Recall the definition of thechainruleⅆⅆxf⁡g⁡x=f'⁡g⁡x⁢ⅆⅆxg⁡x◦Outside functionf⁡v=ⅇv◦Inside functiong⁡x=x◦Derivative of outside functionⅆⅆvf⁡v=ⅇv◦Apply compositionf'⁡g⁡x=ⅇx◦Derivative of inside functionⅆⅆxg⁡x=12⁢x◦Put it all togetherⅆⅆxf⁡g⁡x⁢ⅆⅆxg⁡x=ⅇx⋅12⁢xThis gives:ⅇx2⁢x
Table 2.6.1(a) Annotated stepwise solution
Three interactive solutions are given: use of the prime, the operator ddx, and the Context Panel.
Define the function f
Type fx=…, being sure to use Maple's exponential e.
Context Panel: Assign Function
fx=ⅇx→assign as functionf
Solution #1
Type f′x Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
f′x = 12⁢ⅇxx
Solution #2
Expression palette: Differentiation template Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
ⅆⅆ x fx = 12⁢ⅇxx
Solution #3
Type fx. Context Panel: Differentiate≻With Respect To≻x
fx→differentiate w.r.t. x12⁢ⅇxx
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