Repeated Differentiation of an Exponential Product

Repeated Differentiation of an Exponential Product

IB Year 5 | Grade 11
7 marks

Given \(y=xe^{2x}\), prove by mathematical induction that \(\displaystyle\frac{\mathrm d^n y}{\mathrm d x^n}=2^{n-1}(2x+n)e^{2x}\) for every \(n\in\mathbb Z^+\).[7]

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Answer:\(\displaystyle\frac{\mathrm d^n y}{\mathrm d x^n}=2^{n-1}(2x+n)e^{2x}\) for every \(n\in\mathbb Z^+\).

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