Mathematical Methods ยท Unit 2 ยท Introduction to differential calculus ยท Rates of change and the concept of derivatives

Use the rule ๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘ฅ ๐‘ฅ๐‘› = ๐‘›๐‘ฅ๐‘›โˆ’1 for positive integers.

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