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Differentiate the following function w.r.t.x. : e1ex+1

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Question

Differentiate the following function w.r.t.x. : `1/("e"^x + 1)`

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Solution

Let y = `1/(e^x + 1)`

Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get

`"dy"/"dx" = "d"/"dx" (1/("e"^x+1))`

= `(("e"^x + 1)d/dx(1) - (1)d/dx("e"^x + 1))/(("e"^x + 1)^2`

=  `(("e"^x + 1)(0) - (1)("e"^x + 0))/(("e"^x + 1)^2`

= `(0 - "e"^x)/(("e"^x + 1)^2`

=`(- "e"^x)/("e"^x + 1)^2`

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Rules of Differentiation (Without Proof)
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Chapter 9: Differentiation - Exercise 9.2 [Page 122]

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