1.57: Differentiating an Exponential Function

4PM1/1R/June/2019 — Question 4 · 10 marks

Given that
f(x)=e3x1+2x,f(x)=\mathrm{e}^{3x}\sqrt{1+2x},
(a) show that
f(x)=2e3x(2+3x)1+2x.f'(x)=\frac{2\mathrm{e}^{3x}(2+3x)}{\sqrt{1+2x}}.
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(b) Find an equation of the normal to the curve with equation y=f(x)\displaystyle y=f(x) at the point on the curve where x=0\displaystyle x=0.
Give your answer in the form ax+by+c=0\displaystyle ax+by+c=0, where a\displaystyle a, b\displaystyle b and c\displaystyle c are integers.
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