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Differentiate Product 52B237

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Question: diffrenciate $g(x)= e^x \cdot (e^x -2)^{-2}$
1. **State the problem:** Differentiate the function $$g(x) = e^x \cdot (e^x - 2)^{-2}$$ with respect to $$x$$. 2. **Recall the product rule:** If $$g(x) = u(x) \cdot v(x)$$, then $$g'(x) = u'(x) v(x) + u(x) v'(x)$$. 3. **Identify components:** Let $$u(x) = e^x$$ and $$v(x) = (e^x - 2)^{-2}$$. 4. **Differentiate $$u(x)$$:** $$u'(x) = \frac{d}{dx} e^x = e^x$$. 5. **Differentiate $$v(x)$$ using the chain rule:** $$v(x) = (e^x - 2)^{-2}$$ Let $$w = e^x - 2$$, so $$v = w^{-2}$$. Then $$v'(x) = -2 w^{-3} \cdot \frac{d}{dx} w = -2 (e^x - 2)^{-3} \cdot e^x$$. 6. **Apply the product rule:** $$g'(x) = u'(x) v(x) + u(x) v'(x) = e^x (e^x - 2)^{-2} + e^x \left(-2 (e^x - 2)^{-3} e^x \right)$$ 7. **Simplify:** $$g'(x) = e^x (e^x - 2)^{-2} - 2 e^{2x} (e^x - 2)^{-3}$$ 8. **Factor common terms:** $$g'(x) = e^x (e^x - 2)^{-3} \left( (e^x - 2) - 2 e^x \right)$$ 9. **Simplify inside the parentheses:** $$(e^x - 2) - 2 e^x = e^x - 2 - 2 e^x = - e^x - 2$$ 10. **Final derivative:** $$g'(x) = e^x (e^x - 2)^{-3} (- e^x - 2) = - e^x (e^x + 2) (e^x - 2)^{-3}$$ **Answer:** $$\boxed{g'(x) = - \frac{e^x (e^x + 2)}{(e^x - 2)^3}}$$