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Jul 7th, 2007, 02:57 PM
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Derivative – what is wrong in my calculation ?
I started learning calculus. I am in the derivatives stage.
I am following the book “Calculus Demystified”. However I don’t understand the result of the derivative of [ e^x^2].
( ^ means raised to the power )
In my calculation I did this:
If (f ◦ g)(x) = e^x^2 and f(s) = s^2
Considering that ((f ◦ g)(x))’ =[ df/ds(g(x))].d/dx(f(x))
then ((f ◦ g)(x))’ = 2(e^x) . (e^x) = 2e^2x
But the book says that the resulting derivative is 2x.e^x^2.
If the book is correct, could someone explain how this derivative was calculated ?
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