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Differentiate y = e3x cos(2x) using the product rule.

Answer: e3x(3cos(2x) - 2sin(2x)).

  • A e3x(3cos(2x) - 2sin(2x))
  • B e3x(3cos(2x) + 2sin(2x))
  • C 3e3x cos(2x)
  • D e3x(2cos(2x) - 3sin(2x))

Correct answer: A. e3x(3cos(2x) - 2sin(2x))

Explanation: Product rule: d/dx[e3x]cos(2x) + e3x d/dx[cos(2x)] = 3e3xcos(2x) + e3x(-2sin(2x)) = e3x(3cos(2x) - 2sin(2x)).

f(x) = |x|: Continuous but NOT Differentiable at 0x=0 (sharp "kink")LHD = -1RHD = +1LHD ≠ RHD at the kink → not differentiable, even though the curve has no gap (continuous)

f(x)=|x| is perfectly continuous at x=0 (no break, no jump), but the curve has a sharp corner there: approaching from the left gives slope -1 and from the right gives slope +1 - since these one-sided derivatives disagree, the function is not differentiable at that point.

Concept context

When a function has no breaks (continuity) and when it has a well-defined slope (differentiability), plus rules for differentiating implicit, inverse trig, exponential, log, and parametric functions.

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