Derivative of u(t)*t*e^(-5t) using product rule

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Hello eveyrone, I think my brain just shut down, I'm confused on how i would take the derivative of this function i have circled below:
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1671/lastscan2vi.jpg

I know the chain rule, like if it was
t*e^(-5t) = e^(-5t) + t*(-5)e^(-5t)
 
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