Considering the function $g(x) = 2 + e^x$.
Considering the function $g(x) = 2 + e^x$.
a) Find $g’(x)$.
So, this is simply derivative of the function. This would be $g’(x) = e^x$, right?
b) Explain how this shows that $g(x)$ is an increasing function for all values of $x$.
In this case, don’t we set the derivative to $0$ and find what the $x$ equals? Then, we put the $x$ values on a sign chart to find out if it is increasing or decreasing?
c) Find the equation of the tangent line to $g(x)$ at $x=1$.
For this part, we plug $x$ into our derivative to get the slope, right? Then we plug $x=1$ into the original function, $g(x)$ to get our $y$ value. Then find our $b$ value by plugging our y, x, and slope values.
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Considering the function $g(x) = 2 + e^x$.
a) Find $g’(x)$.
So, this is simply derivative of the function. This would be $g’(x) = e^x$, right?
b) Explain how this shows that $g(x)$ is an increasing function for all values of $x$.
In this case, don’t we set the derivative to $0$ and find what the $x$ equals? Then, we put the $x$ values on a sign chart to find out if it is increasing or decreasing?
c) Find the equation of the tangent line to $g(x)$ at $x=1$.
For this part, we plug $x$ into our derivative to get the slope, right? Then we plug $x=1$ into the original function, $g(x)$ to get our $y$ value. Then find our $b$ value by plugging our y, x, and slope values.
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b). One nice property of $exp$ is that it's always positive:$e^x > 0$ for all $x$.
– Clement C.
Dec 2 '18 at 23:37
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Considering the function $g(x) = 2 + e^x$.
a) Find $g’(x)$.
So, this is simply derivative of the function. This would be $g’(x) = e^x$, right?
b) Explain how this shows that $g(x)$ is an increasing function for all values of $x$.
In this case, don’t we set the derivative to $0$ and find what the $x$ equals? Then, we put the $x$ values on a sign chart to find out if it is increasing or decreasing?
c) Find the equation of the tangent line to $g(x)$ at $x=1$.
For this part, we plug $x$ into our derivative to get the slope, right? Then we plug $x=1$ into the original function, $g(x)$ to get our $y$ value. Then find our $b$ value by plugging our y, x, and slope values.
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Considering the function $g(x) = 2 + e^x$.
a) Find $g’(x)$.
So, this is simply derivative of the function. This would be $g’(x) = e^x$, right?
b) Explain how this shows that $g(x)$ is an increasing function for all values of $x$.
In this case, don’t we set the derivative to $0$ and find what the $x$ equals? Then, we put the $x$ values on a sign chart to find out if it is increasing or decreasing?
c) Find the equation of the tangent line to $g(x)$ at $x=1$.
For this part, we plug $x$ into our derivative to get the slope, right? Then we plug $x=1$ into the original function, $g(x)$ to get our $y$ value. Then find our $b$ value by plugging our y, x, and slope values.
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b). One nice property of $exp$ is that it's always positive:$e^x > 0$ for all $x$.
– Clement C.
Dec 2 '18 at 23:37
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b). One nice property of $exp$ is that it's always positive:$e^x > 0$ for all $x$.
– Clement C.
Dec 2 '18 at 23:37
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b). One nice property of $exp$ is that it's always positive:$e^x > 0$ for all $x$.
– Clement C.
Dec 2 '18 at 23:37
b). One nice property of $exp$ is that it's always positive:$e^x > 0$ for all $x$.
– Clement C.
Dec 2 '18 at 23:37
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For point a) that correct indeed
$$frac{d}{dx}(2+e^x)=0+e^x=e^x$$
As noticed by ClementC. in the comments, for b) recall that $forall x quad e^x>0$.
For point c), yes let consider $m=g'(1)$ and then recall that the line passing through $(x_0,y_0)$ is given by
$$y-y_0=m(x-x_0)$$
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I got $y = e^1 x + 2$ for my answer for part c. Does this sound correct?
– Ella
Dec 3 '18 at 0:17
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Yes that’s right, sorry at first I read a different thing. To check indeed both the function and the tangent pass through the point $(1,2+e)$ and the slope $g’(1)=e$ is fine. We don’t need to write $e^1$.
– gimusi
Dec 3 '18 at 0:32
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For point a) that correct indeed
$$frac{d}{dx}(2+e^x)=0+e^x=e^x$$
As noticed by ClementC. in the comments, for b) recall that $forall x quad e^x>0$.
For point c), yes let consider $m=g'(1)$ and then recall that the line passing through $(x_0,y_0)$ is given by
$$y-y_0=m(x-x_0)$$
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I got $y = e^1 x + 2$ for my answer for part c. Does this sound correct?
– Ella
Dec 3 '18 at 0:17
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Yes that’s right, sorry at first I read a different thing. To check indeed both the function and the tangent pass through the point $(1,2+e)$ and the slope $g’(1)=e$ is fine. We don’t need to write $e^1$.
– gimusi
Dec 3 '18 at 0:32
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For point a) that correct indeed
$$frac{d}{dx}(2+e^x)=0+e^x=e^x$$
As noticed by ClementC. in the comments, for b) recall that $forall x quad e^x>0$.
For point c), yes let consider $m=g'(1)$ and then recall that the line passing through $(x_0,y_0)$ is given by
$$y-y_0=m(x-x_0)$$
1
I got $y = e^1 x + 2$ for my answer for part c. Does this sound correct?
– Ella
Dec 3 '18 at 0:17
2
Yes that’s right, sorry at first I read a different thing. To check indeed both the function and the tangent pass through the point $(1,2+e)$ and the slope $g’(1)=e$ is fine. We don’t need to write $e^1$.
– gimusi
Dec 3 '18 at 0:32
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For point a) that correct indeed
$$frac{d}{dx}(2+e^x)=0+e^x=e^x$$
As noticed by ClementC. in the comments, for b) recall that $forall x quad e^x>0$.
For point c), yes let consider $m=g'(1)$ and then recall that the line passing through $(x_0,y_0)$ is given by
$$y-y_0=m(x-x_0)$$
For point a) that correct indeed
$$frac{d}{dx}(2+e^x)=0+e^x=e^x$$
As noticed by ClementC. in the comments, for b) recall that $forall x quad e^x>0$.
For point c), yes let consider $m=g'(1)$ and then recall that the line passing through $(x_0,y_0)$ is given by
$$y-y_0=m(x-x_0)$$
answered Dec 2 '18 at 23:39
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I got $y = e^1 x + 2$ for my answer for part c. Does this sound correct?
– Ella
Dec 3 '18 at 0:17
2
Yes that’s right, sorry at first I read a different thing. To check indeed both the function and the tangent pass through the point $(1,2+e)$ and the slope $g’(1)=e$ is fine. We don’t need to write $e^1$.
– gimusi
Dec 3 '18 at 0:32
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I got $y = e^1 x + 2$ for my answer for part c. Does this sound correct?
– Ella
Dec 3 '18 at 0:17
2
Yes that’s right, sorry at first I read a different thing. To check indeed both the function and the tangent pass through the point $(1,2+e)$ and the slope $g’(1)=e$ is fine. We don’t need to write $e^1$.
– gimusi
Dec 3 '18 at 0:32
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I got $y = e^1 x + 2$ for my answer for part c. Does this sound correct?
– Ella
Dec 3 '18 at 0:17
I got $y = e^1 x + 2$ for my answer for part c. Does this sound correct?
– Ella
Dec 3 '18 at 0:17
2
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Yes that’s right, sorry at first I read a different thing. To check indeed both the function and the tangent pass through the point $(1,2+e)$ and the slope $g’(1)=e$ is fine. We don’t need to write $e^1$.
– gimusi
Dec 3 '18 at 0:32
Yes that’s right, sorry at first I read a different thing. To check indeed both the function and the tangent pass through the point $(1,2+e)$ and the slope $g’(1)=e$ is fine. We don’t need to write $e^1$.
– gimusi
Dec 3 '18 at 0:32
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b). One nice property of $exp$ is that it's always positive:$e^x > 0$ for all $x$.
– Clement C.
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