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EXERCISE 1.3 · Q115

Q.Differentiate the following w.r.t. xx: xe+xx+ex+eex^e+x^x+e^x+e^e

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Let y=xe+xx+ex+eey=x^e+x^x+e^x+e^e. Differentiate term by term.

Term xex^e: here ee is a constant exponent, so the ordinary power rule applies:

ddx(xe)=e xe−1\frac{d}{dx}(x^e)=e\,x^{e-1}

Term xxx^x: here the exponent is the variable xx itself, so use logarithmic differentiation. Let u=xxu=x^x, log⁡u=xlog⁡x\log u=x\log x.

1ududx=log⁡x+x⋅1x=log⁡x+1  ⟹  dudx=xx(1+log⁡x)\frac{1}{u}\frac{du}{dx}=\log x+x\cdot\frac1x=\log x+1 \implies \frac{du}{dx}=x^x(1+\log x)

Term exe^x: standard exponential rule:

ddx(ex)=ex\frac{d}{dx}(e^x)=e^x …

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