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Derivative of (x-2)e^x

Function f() - derivative -N order at the point
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(x - 2)*e 
(x2)ex\left(x - 2\right) e^{x}
d /         x\
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dx            
ddx(x2)ex\frac{d}{d x} \left(x - 2\right) e^{x}
Detail solution
  1. Apply the product rule:

    ddxf(x)g(x)=f(x)ddxg(x)+g(x)ddxf(x)\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} g{\left(x \right)} = f{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{d x} g{\left(x \right)} + g{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)}

    f(x)=x2f{\left(x \right)} = x - 2; to find ddxf(x)\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)}:

    1. Differentiate x2x - 2 term by term:

      1. Apply the power rule: xx goes to 11

      2. The derivative of the constant (1)2\left(-1\right) 2 is zero.

      The result is: 11

    g(x)=exg{\left(x \right)} = e^{x}; to find ddxg(x)\frac{d}{d x} g{\left(x \right)}:

    1. The derivative of exe^{x} is itself.

    The result is: (x2)ex+ex\left(x - 2\right) e^{x} + e^{x}

  2. Now simplify:

    (x1)ex\left(x - 1\right) e^{x}


The answer is:

(x1)ex\left(x - 1\right) e^{x}

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The first derivative [src]
 x            x
e  + (x - 2)*e 
(x2)ex+ex\left(x - 2\right) e^{x} + e^{x}
The second derivative [src]
   x
x*e 
xexx e^{x}
The third derivative [src]
         x
(1 + x)*e 
(x+1)ex\left(x + 1\right) e^{x}
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Derivative of (x-2)e^x