1. ## differentiate 8te^-t

how do you differentiate 8te^-t
i tried to put it into one of them differential calculators but i cant understand the steps.

this is how i thought if would work

using the product rule 8t*e^-t-1 +e^-t*8 i dont think this is the right answer

2. ## Re: differentiate 8te^-t

$\dfrac{d}{dt}\left( 8te^{-t}\right) = 8t \cdot \left[e^{-t} \cdot (-1)\right] + e^{-t} \cdot 8 = -8te^{-t} + 8e^{-t} = 8e^{-t}(1-t)$

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3. ## Re: differentiate 8te^-t

soon is there a link i could follow to do it?i see what i was doing wrong. i was treating e^-x wrong

4. ## Re: differentiate 8te^-t

Originally Posted by markosheehan
soon is there a link i could follow to do it?i see what i was doing wrong. i was treating e^-x wrong
Why not just learn the product rule? $\large{(f\cdot g)'=(f'\cdot g)+(f\cdot g')}$

5. ## Re: differentiate 8te^-t

Originally Posted by markosheehan
soon is there a link i could follow to do it?i see what i was doing wrong. i was treating e^-x wrong
There is an entire forum on this site devoted to it ...

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6. ## Re: differentiate 8te^-t

Originally Posted by markosheehan
soon is there a link i could follow to do it?i see what i was doing wrong. i was treating e^-x wrong
Yes, you are treating " $e^t$" as if it were " $t^e$". The derivative of $t^e$, with respect to t is $et^{e- 1}$ but the derivative of $e^t$ is $e^t$.