F f0rked New member Joined Mar 9, 2008 Messages 5 Mar 9, 2008 #1 Could anyone tell me if this is correct? Thanks! It's been a while since I've done any differentiation and I'm a bit rusty.
Could anyone tell me if this is correct? Thanks! It's been a while since I've done any differentiation and I'm a bit rusty.
S soroban Elite Member Joined Jan 28, 2005 Messages 5,584 Mar 9, 2008 #2 Re: Simple derivation. Hello, f0rked! Not quite . . . \(\displaystyle F(t) \:=\:1-e^{-\frac{1}{t}}\) Click to expand... \(\displaystyle \text{Then: }\;\frac{dF}{dt} \;=\;-e^{-\frac{1}{t}}\cdot\frac{d}{dt}\left(-\frac{1}{t}\right)\) . . \(\displaystyle \frac{d}{dt}\left(-\frac{1}{t}\right) \;=\;\frac{d}{dt}\left(-t^{-1}\right) \;=\;t^{-2} \;=\;\frac{1}{t^2}\) \(\displaystyle \text{Therefore: }\;\frac{dF}{dt} \;=\;-e^{-\frac{1}{t}}\cdot\frac{1}{t^2} \;=\;-\frac{e^{-\frac{1}{t}}}{t^2}\)
Re: Simple derivation. Hello, f0rked! Not quite . . . \(\displaystyle F(t) \:=\:1-e^{-\frac{1}{t}}\) Click to expand... \(\displaystyle \text{Then: }\;\frac{dF}{dt} \;=\;-e^{-\frac{1}{t}}\cdot\frac{d}{dt}\left(-\frac{1}{t}\right)\) . . \(\displaystyle \frac{d}{dt}\left(-\frac{1}{t}\right) \;=\;\frac{d}{dt}\left(-t^{-1}\right) \;=\;t^{-2} \;=\;\frac{1}{t^2}\) \(\displaystyle \text{Therefore: }\;\frac{dF}{dt} \;=\;-e^{-\frac{1}{t}}\cdot\frac{1}{t^2} \;=\;-\frac{e^{-\frac{1}{t}}}{t^2}\)
F f0rked New member Joined Mar 9, 2008 Messages 5 Apr 2, 2008 #3 Re: Simple derivation. Thanks a lot, that was really helpful!