help! can someone differentiate e^(nx)

HallsofIvy

Okay, you recognize that e^nx is NOT eⁿe^x so that the a single application of the product rule does not work.

Yes, you can use the product rule repeatedly (in a proof by induction) but why?

What's wrong with using the chain rule as I suggested?

HallsofIvy Recognitions: Gold Member Science Advisor Staff Emeritus	Okay, you recognize that e^nx is NOT eⁿe^x so that the a single application of the product rule does not work. Yes, you can use the product rule repeatedly (in a proof by induction) but why? What's wrong with using the chain rule as I suggested?