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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 14

Find f′(x) if f(x) = 15e^3x.

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Step 1: Identify the function f(x) = 15e^{3x}. This is an exponential function where the base is e and the exponent is 3x.
Step 2: Recall the derivative rule for exponential functions: if f(x) = e^{u(x)}, then f'(x) = u'(x) e^{u(x)}.
Step 3: Identify u(x) in the function. Here, u(x) = 3x.
Step 4: Differentiate u(x) with respect to x. The derivative of u(x) = 3x is u'(x) = 3.
Step 5: Apply the derivative rule: f'(x) = u'(x) e^{u(x)}. Substitute u'(x) = 3 and u(x) = 3x into the formula to find f'(x).

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