2. CONTENTS
● WHAT IS EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION?
● DERIVATIVE OF EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION
3. EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION
f ( x ) = a x < O R > y = a x , a > 1
Example
y=10x
A mathematical function in which an independent
variable appears in one of the exponents is
called exponential function.
4. Derivative of Exponential Function
General Form
𝑑
𝑑𝑥
𝑒 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥
𝑑
𝑑𝑥
𝑥
Mnemonics
At first the exponential
function comes as it is,then
we take the derivative of the
power.𝑑
𝑑𝑥
𝑥 =1
𝐴𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤
𝑑
𝑑𝑥
𝑒 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥
8. Examples
Mnemonics
𝑒 𝑎𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑏𝑥
=𝑒 𝑎𝑥 𝑑
𝑑𝑥
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑏𝑥+ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑏𝑥
𝑑
𝑑𝑥
𝑒 𝑎𝑥
According to Product Rule
First will come as it is, derivative of
Second plus second as it is and
derivative of first
=𝑒 𝑎𝑥 𝑑
𝑑𝑥
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑏𝑥(𝑏)
Remainder
Derivative of sin=cos
+ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑏𝑥 𝑒 𝑎𝑥(a)