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Calculating the derivative of an exponential function of the form $ae^{bx}$, using a table of derivatives.
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", "advice": "From the Table of Derivatives we see that a function of the form \\[ f(x)=a e^{kx} \\] has a derivative \\[ak e^{kx}.\\]
\nTherefore, the function \\[y=\\simplify[unitFactor]{{a}*e^({b}x)}\\] has a derivative\\[ \\begin{split} \\frac{dy}{dx} &=(\\var{a}\\times \\var{b})e^{\\simplify[unitFactor]{{b}x}}\\\\ &= \\simplify[unitFactor]{{a*b}e^({b}x)}.\\end{split}\\]
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