Derivative of
The derivative of is .
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How to work it out
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We differentiate with respect to x. The rule that applies is the quotient rule.
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Quotient rule: . Let and .
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Differentiate each piece:
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Put them in the rule:
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Simplify:
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Differentiating once more gives the second derivative, which tells you about curvature:
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ \frac{d}{dx}\left[\frac{e^{x}}{\tan\left(x\right)}\right] = \frac{e^{x} \tan\left(x\right) - e^{x} \frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}}}{\tan\left(x\right)^{2}} \]
\[ f(x) = \frac{e^{x}}{\tan\left(x\right)} \]
\[ u = e^{x},\quad v = \tan\left(x\right) \]
\[ u' = e^{x},\quad v' = \frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}} \]
\[ f'(x) = \frac{\left(e^{x}\right)\left(\tan\left(x\right)\right) - \left(e^{x}\right)\left(\frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}}\right)}{\left(\tan\left(x\right)\right)^{2}} \]
\[ f'(x) = \frac{e^{x} \tan\left(x\right) - e^{x} \frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}}}{\tan\left(x\right)^{2}} \]
\[ f''(x) = \frac{\left(e^{x} \tan\left(x\right) + e^{x} \frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}} - \left(e^{x} \frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}} + e^{x} \frac{-\left(2 \cos\left(x\right) -\sin\left(x\right)\right)}{\left(\cos\left(x\right)^{2}\right)^{2}}\right)\right) \tan\left(x\right)^{2} - \left(e^{x} \tan\left(x\right) - e^{x} \frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}}\right) 2 \tan\left(x\right) \frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}}}{\left(\tan\left(x\right)^{2}\right)^{2}} \]Values of f and f' for exp(x) / tan(x)
| x | f(x) | f'(x) |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | 0.061937215 | -0.1017441 |
| -1 | -0.23621267 | -0.75576253 |
| 0.5 | 3.017964 | -4.1551034 |
| 1 | 1.7453887 | -2.0935943 |
| 2 | -3.3816573 | -12.318354 |
| 3 | -140.90511 | -1149.4756 |
Questions
What is the derivative of exp(x) / tan(x)?
The derivative of is .
What is the second derivative of exp(x) / tan(x)?
((exp(x) * tan(x) + exp(x) * 1 / cos(x)^2 - (exp(x) * 1 / cos(x)^2 + exp(x) * -(2cos(x) * -sin(x)) / (cos(x)^2)^2)) * tan(x)^2 - (exp(x) * tan(x) - exp(x) * 1 / cos(x)^2) * 2tan(x) * 1 / cos(x)^2) / (tan(x)^2)^2.
Which rule do you use for exp(x) / tan(x)?
The quotient rule.
What is the slope of exp(x) / tan(x) at x = 1?
-2.0935943.