How do you differentiate z=w^(3/2)(w+ce^w)?

1 Answer
Apr 28, 2017

color(red)( dz/(dw) = sqrt(w)/2 [5w+ce^w(2w+3)])

Explanation:

z = w^(3/2)(w+ce^w)

Assuming that c is a constant,

dz/(dw) = [d[w^(3/2)(w+ce^w)]]/(dw)

Using chain rule

=> dz/(dw) = w^(3/2)*[d(w+ce^w)]/(dw) + (w+ce^w)[d(w^(3/2))]/(dw)

Using sum rule to evaluate [d(w+ce^w)]/(dw),

=> dz/(dw) = w^(3/2)*[(dw)/(dw) + c(de^w)/(dw)] + (w+ce^w)(3/2w^(3/2-1))

=> dz/(dw) = w^(3/2)(1+ce^w) + 3/2(w+ce^w)w^(1/2)

=> dz/(dw) = w ^(1/2)[w(1+ce^w) + 3/2w + 3/2ce^w]

=> dz/(dw) = sqrt(w)[w+ c*we^w + 3/2w + 3/2ce^w]

=> dz/(dw) = sqrt(w)[5/2w + 1/2ce^w(2w+3)]

=>color(red)( dz/(dw) = sqrt(w)/2 [5w+ce^w(2w+3)])