Derivative of Energy: 1st Step Solution

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I want to show that
if the energy is the integral :

[tex] E = \frac{1}{2} \int^{\infty}_{-\infty} u_{t}^2 \ dx[/tex]

then the derivative of the energy with respect to time [tex]t[/tex] is

[tex] \frac{dE}{dt} = - \int^{\infty}_{-\infty} u_{xt}^2 + f'(u) u_{t}^2 \ dx[/tex]

What is the first step can you suggest?
Thanks~!


ps.
[tex] u : u(x,t)[/tex]
 
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Leibniz's formula says that
[tex]\frac{d}{dx}\int_{a(x)}^{b(x)} f(x,t) dt= f(x, b(x))- f(x,a(x))+ \int_{a(x)}^{b(x)} \frac{\partial f}{\partial x} dt[/tex]

I have no idea how you got that "f'(u)" in there since you say nothing about a function, f, before that.