Trick for calculating the 5th order derivative of $(2x^3+1)e^{x^2}$ evaluated at $0$

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Are there any tricks for calculating the 5th order derivative of $(2x^3+1)e^{x^2}$ evaluated at $0$?
I guess it involves binomial expansion but it still seems too complicated.

Best Answer

using serie expansion $$let : \;f(x)=(1+2x^3)e^{x^2}$$ $$ e^{x^2}=1+x^2+\frac {x^4}{2!}+{\rm O}(x^5)\\~\\f(x)=(1+2x^3)e^{x^2}=(1+2x^3)(1+x^2+\frac {x^4}{2!})++{\rm O}(x^5)=1+x^2+2x^3+\frac {1}{2}x^4+2x^5+{\rm O}(x^5)$$

And therfore : $$f(x)=f(0)+\frac {f^{(1)}(0)}{1!}x+\frac {f^{(2)}(0)}{2!}x^2+\frac {f^{(3)}(0)}{3!}x^3+\frac {f^{(4)}(0)}{4!}x^4+\frac {f^{(5)}(0)}{5!}x^5+{\rm O}(x^5)$$

We note that: $$\frac {f^{(5)}(0)}{5!}=2\implies\;f^{(5)}(0)=2×5!=240$$

So, the fifth-degree derivative at x=0 is:240