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Power Rule (Differentiation)

Finds the derivative of a power function x^n.

by IUTest · /s/aad

\begin{aligned}
  &\frac{d}{dx}x^n = nx^{n-1}
  \\[10px]
  &\text{Example: }
  \\[4px]
  &\frac{d}{dx}x^5 = 5x^{4}
\end{aligned}
ddxxn=nxn1Example: ddxx5=5x4\begin{aligned} &\frac{d}{dx}x^n = nx^{n-1} \\[10px] &\text{Example: } \\[4px] &\frac{d}{dx}x^5 = 5x^{4} \end{aligned}