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Derivatives of e, logs and trig

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  1. What is the derivative of e^(3x)?

    • e^(3x)
    • 3e^(3x)
    • 3x · e^(3x - 1)
  2. What is the derivative of e^(3x)?

    • e^(3x)
    • 3x times e^(3x - 1)
    • 3e^(3x)
  3. What is the derivative of ln(5x)?

    • 5/x
    • 1/x
    • 1/(5x)
  4. The derivative of e^x is e^x.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Differentiate ln(x^3).

    • 1 / x^3
    • 3 / x
    • 3x^2
  6. Using the tangent line of sin x at x = 0, estimate sin(0.1). Give a decimal.

    Answer: ______________

  7. Differentiate ln(5x).

    • 5 / x
    • 1 / (5x)
    • 1 / x
  8. Differentiate cos(2x).

    • -sin(2x)
    • -2 sin(2x)
    • 2 sin(2x)
  9. Differentiate 2^x.

    • x · 2^(x - 1)
    • 2^x · ln 2
    • 2^x
  10. What is the derivative of 2^x?

    • x times 2^(x - 1)
    • 2^x ln 2
    • 2^x
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  1. 3e^(3x) · The outer function is e^u and the inner function 3x contributes a factor of 3.
  2. 3e^(3x) · Keep e^(3x) from the outer rule, then multiply by the inner derivative 3.
  3. 1/x · Split into ln 5 + ln x. The constant vanishes and ln x gives 1/x.
  4. True · That is what makes e special: the ln factor equals 1 and disappears.
  5. 3 / x · Chain rule: 1 over the inside, times the derivative of the inside, simplifies to 3/x.
  6. 0.1 · Near 0, sin x behaves like its tangent line y = x because the slope there is cos 0 = 1.
  7. 1 / x · Split ln(5x) into ln 5 + ln x; the constant drops out and the derivative of ln x is 1/x.
  8. -2 sin(2x) · Chain rule: the derivative of cos is -sin, and the inner 2x contributes a factor of 2.
  9. 2^x · ln 2 · For any base, the derivative of a^x is a^x ln a, so 2^x gains a factor of ln 2.
  10. 2^x ln 2 · Every base a keeps ln a: rewrite as e^(x ln 2) and the chain rule adds ln 2.
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