CALCULUS Understanding
Its Concepts and Methods
CALCULUS Understanding
Its Concepts and Methods
Power rule
The power rule says that the derivative of xn is nxn-1. Initially, this formula was developed for n a positive integer, but it works for any real number n.
The generalized power rule says that the derivative of (f(x))n is n f'(x) (f(x))n-1.
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