Economics at Zero Marginal Cost: Product Rule

$\\\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{d}{dx}y=\frac{d}{dx}x^2e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=x^2\frac{d}{dx}e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}+e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}\frac{d}{dx}x^2\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=x^2e+e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}\frac{d}{dx}\left ( -\frac{1}{4}x^2 \right )+e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}.2x^{2-1}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=x^2e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}-\frac{1}{4}x^2 +e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}.2x\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=x^2.e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}.-\frac{1}{4}2x^{2-1}+2xe^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=x^2.e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}.-\frac{1}{2}x+2xe^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=-\frac{1}{2}x^3e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}+2xe^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=2xe^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}-\frac{1}{2}x^3e^{-\frac{1}{4}x^2}$

Product Rule

The derivative of the product of two differentiable functions is equal to the first function

times the derivative of the second function plus the second function times the derivative of the first function:

$\frac{d}{dx}[f(x)g(x)]=f(x)+\frac{d}{dx}g(x)+g(x)\frac{d}{dx}f(x)=f(x)g'(x)+g(x)f'(x)$

Excercise:

Find $\frac{dy}{dx}$ of:

1. $y=x^2e^{-3x}$

Solution:

$\\\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{d}{dx}y=\frac{d}{dx}x^2e^{-3x}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=x^2\frac{d}{dx}e^{-3x}+e^{-3x}\frac{d}{dx}x^2\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=x^2-3e^{-3x}+e^{-3x}2x^{2-1}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=-3x^2e^{-3x}+2xe^{-3x}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=-xe^{-3x}(3x-2)$

2. $y=xe^x$

Solution:

$\\\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{d}{dx}y=\frac{d}{dx}xe^x\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=x\frac{d}{dx}e^x+e^x\frac{d}{dx}x\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=xe^x+e^x.1\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=xe^x+e^x\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=(x+1)e^x$

Solution:

4. $y=(2x+3)e^{-3x}$

Solution:

$\\\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{d}{dx}y=\frac{d}{dx}(2x+3)e^{-3x}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=(2x+3)\frac{d}{dx}e^{-3x}+e^{-3x}\frac{d}{dx}(2x+3)\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=(2x+3).-3e^{-3x}+e^{-3x}(\frac{d}{dx}2x+\frac{d}{dx}3)\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=-3(2x+3)e^{-3x}+e^{-3x}.(2\frac{d}{dx}x+0)\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=-3(2x+3)e^{-3x}+e^{-3x}.(2.1)\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=-3(2x+3)e^{-3x}+2e^{-3x}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=(-6x-9)e^{3x}+2e^{-3x}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=-6xe^{-3x}-9e^{-3x}+2e^{-3x}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=6xe^{-3x}-7e^{-3x}\\ \frac{dy}{dx}=-e^{_-3x}(6x+7)$

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