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Answer 1 · 2017-08-29T02:45:53

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remember the chain rule:

#d/dx f(g(x)) = (df)/(dg)*(dg)/dx#

so, if #f(u) = e^u# and #u = xcosx#,

then #(df)/(du) = e^u#.

To calculate (du)/(dx), we must use the rule for finding the derivative of the product of 2 functions.

#d/(dx) (f(x)g(x)) = (df)/dx g(x) + (dg)/dx f(x)#
so, #d/(dx) xcosx = cosx -xsinx#

#d/dx e^(xcosx)= e^(xcosx) ( cosx -xsinx)#