Mister Exam

Derivative of 1/e^x

Function f() - derivative -N order at the point
v

The graph:

from to

Piecewise:

The solution

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 x
E 
$$\frac{1}{e^{x}}$$
1/(E^x)
Detail solution
  1. Let .

  2. Apply the power rule: goes to

  3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

    1. The derivative of is itself.

    The result of the chain rule is:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
  -x
-e  
$$- e^{- x}$$
The second derivative [src]
 -x
e  
$$e^{- x}$$
The third derivative [src]
  -x
-e  
$$- e^{- x}$$
The graph
Derivative of 1/e^x