Calculus 2 : Derivative at a Point

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Derivative At A Point

Evaluate the first derivative if

 and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First we must find the first derivative of the function.

Because the derivative of the exponential function is the exponential function itelf, or

and taking the derivative is a linear operation,

we have that

Now setting 

Thus

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