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Calculus 1: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Use the definition of ##e## as the unique positive number for which ##\lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{e^{h} - 1}{h} = 1## and the definition of the derivative to show that derivative of the exponential function, ##f(x) = e^x## is equal to ##e^x##
Determine the derivative of ##f(x) = 2x^5 - 3e^{6x}##
Find the derivative of ##f(x) = x^{3}e^{-2x}##
Determine the slope of the tangent line to the function ##f(x) = 2e^{-3x}##at ##(0,2)##
For the following problem, find the derivative of ##f(x) = 5^{x^{3} - 4}##
Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative in the following example
##g(x) = \log_{3}(2x^{2} - 5x)##
Find the derivative of ##h(x) = 8^{x}\log_{9}x##
Use the properties of logarithms to show that the derivative of ##\log_{a}x = \frac{1}{(\ln{a})x}##
Use implicit differentiation to show that the derivative of ##\ln{x} = \frac{1}{x}## for ##x > 0##
Note that many classes introduce logarithmic differentiation before implicit differentiation.
Differentiate ##f(x) = \ln{6x^2}##
Find the derivative of ##f(x) = \frac{\ln{(2x)}}{x^4}##