Solved on Dec 27, 2023
Differentiate with respect to .
STEP 1
Assumptions
1. We are differentiating the function with respect to .
2. We will apply the product rule for differentiation, which states that if and are differentiable functions of , then the derivative of is given by .
3. We will also apply the chain rule for differentiation, which states that if and are differentiable functions, then .
4. We will use the basic derivatives that , , and .
STEP 2
Identify the two functions that are being multiplied in the given function.
Let and .
STEP 3
Differentiate with respect to using the chain rule.
STEP 4
Differentiate with respect to using the sum rule and the basic derivatives of and .
STEP 5
Apply the product rule to differentiate .
STEP 6
Substitute , , , and into the product rule formula.
STEP 7
Distribute through the first set of parentheses and through the second set of parentheses.
STEP 8
Combine like terms.
STEP 9
Simplify the expression by combining the coefficients of like terms.
STEP 10
Write the final simplified expression for the derivative of the given function.
The derivative with respect to of the function is .
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