Apply the product rule:
dxdf(x)g(x)=f(x)dxdg(x)+g(x)dxdf(x)
f(x)=ex; to find dxdf(x):
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The derivative of ex is itself.
g(x)=sin(x)+cos(x); to find dxdg(x):
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Differentiate sin(x)+cos(x) term by term:
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The derivative of sine is cosine:
dxdsin(x)=cos(x)
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The derivative of cosine is negative sine:
dxdcos(x)=−sin(x)
The result is: −sin(x)+cos(x)
The result is: (−sin(x)+cos(x))ex+(sin(x)+cos(x))ex