How do you find the 1st and 2nd derivative of #y=x^2e^(x^2)#?
1 Answer
Explanation:
We start by finding the first derivative through the product rule, which says that
#dy/dx=(d/dxx^2)e^(x^2)+x^2(d/dxe^(x^2))#
We see that:
#d/dxx^2=2x# #d/dxe^(x^2)=e^(x^2)(d/dxx^2)=e^(x^2)(2x)#
Note that you need to use the chain rule for the derivative of
Returning to the derivative:
#dy/dx=(2x)e^(x^2)+x^2(e^(x^2))(2x)#
#dy/dx=2xe^(x^2)+2x^3e^(x^2)#
#dy/dx=2e^(x^2)(x+x^3)#
Note that we can also write that
Now to find the second derivative, use the product rule again!
#(d^2y)/dx^2=2(d/dxe^(x^2))(x+x^3)+2e^(x^2)(d/dx(x+x^3))#
We already know that
#(d^2y)/dx^2=2(e^(x^2))(2x)(x+x^3)+2e^(x^2)(1+3x^2)#
#(d^2y)/dx^2=e^(x^2)(4x^2+4x^4)+e^(x^2)(2+6x^2)#
#(d^2y)/dx^2=e^(x^2)(4x^4+10x^2+2)#
#(d^2y)/dx^2=2e^(x^2)(2x^4+5x^2+1)#