Exercise · ZW-DERIVATIVES-OF-EXPONENTIALS-AND-LOGARITHMS-005 · ★☆☆ Basic
Differentiate \(f(x)=e^{-x}\).
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- B. \(-e^{-x}\)
Explanation
By the chain rule: \((e^{-x})'=e^{-x}\cdot(-1)=-e^{-x}\), because of the sign of the exponent.
Review the concept: Derivatives of exponentials and logarithms
The function \(e^x\) is its own derivative. For base \(a>0\), \(a^x\) has derivative \(a^x\ln a\), and \(\ln x\) has derivative \(\frac{1}{x}\) for \(x>0\).
\[(e^{x})'=e^{x},\quad(a^{x})'=a^{x}\ln a,\quad(\ln x)'=\frac{1}{x}\]
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