How do you differentiate $y=e^(-5x)cos3x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-19T22:02:53

$(d(gh))/dx = g'(h) + g(h')$

Let $g = e^(-5x) and h = cos(3x)$ , then:

$g' = -5e^(-5x) and h' = -3sin(3x)$

Substituting into the product rule:

$(d(e^(-5x)cos(3x)))/dx = -5e^(-5x)cos(3x) -3e^(-5x)sin(3x)$

$(d(e^(-5x)cos(3x)))/dx = -e^(-5x)(5cos(3x) +3sin(3x))$

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