e(x^2+2)=f(x)=y
Is the equation we will use to demonstrate correct use of the chain rule.
The equation at the core of the chain rule is:
dy/dx=dt/dx*dy/dt
Seeing that dt as a numerator and dt as a denominator are both present in the equation allows us to cancel dt from the equation.
When using the chain rule, firstly, we must express f(x) using a simpler power of e, to do this we set t equal to x2+2, giving us the following equalities.
t=x2+2
y=et
From our differentiation rules we know that:
y=et
dy/dt=et
And:
t=x2+2
dt/dx=2x
Finally, we substitute into dy/dx=dt/dx*dy/dt
(dy/dt)*(dt/dx)=dy/dx
(e(x^2+2))*(2x)=dy/dx
y=e(x^2+2)
dy/dx=2xe(x^2+2)