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What is the gradient of the exponential function y = e^x ?

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Usmaan Nadeem

To find the gradient of a function you simply find the first derivative.


y = e^x

y' = e^x


As e^x differentiated is e^x


Therefore the gradient of y = e^x at any point is equal to the y value of that point.

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