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The Constant Rule: This Is Simple. F (X) 5 Is A Horizontal Line

The document summarizes some basic differentiation rules including the constant rule, power rule, constant multiple rule, sum rule, and difference rule. The constant rule states that the derivative of a constant is zero. The power rule says to bring the power in front and reduce it by 1. The constant multiple rule is to ignore any coefficients and differentiate according to the appropriate rule. The sum and difference rules state that to take the derivative of a sum or difference, take the derivative of each term separately.

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The Constant Rule: This Is Simple. F (X) 5 Is A Horizontal Line

The document summarizes some basic differentiation rules including the constant rule, power rule, constant multiple rule, sum rule, and difference rule. The constant rule states that the derivative of a constant is zero. The power rule says to bring the power in front and reduce it by 1. The constant multiple rule is to ignore any coefficients and differentiate according to the appropriate rule. The sum and difference rules state that to take the derivative of a sum or difference, take the derivative of each term separately.

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Some differentiation rules are a snap to remember and use.

These
include the constant rule, power rule, constant multiple rule, sum rule,
and difference rule.

• The constant rule: This is simple. f (x) = 5 is a horizontal line


with a slope of zero, and thus its derivative is also zero.

• The power rule:

To repeat, bring the power in front, then reduce the power by 1.


That’s all there is to it.

The power rule works for any power: a positive, a negative, or a


fraction.

Make sure you remember how to do the last function. It’s the
simplest function, yet the easiest problem to miss. By the way,
do you see how finding this last derivative follows the power
rule? (Hint: x to the zero power equals one).

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•

The constant multiple rule: What if the function you’re


differentiating begins with a coefficient? Makes no difference. A
coefficient has no effect on the process of differentiation. You
just ignore it and differentiate according to the appropriate rule.
The coefficient stays where it is until the final step when you
simplify your answer by multiplying by the coefficient.

Don’t forget that ð (~3.14) and e (~2.72) are numbers, not


variables, so they behave like ordinary numbers. Constants in
problems, like c and k,also behave like ordinary numbers. So, for
example,

• The sum rule: When you want the derivative of a sum of terms,
take the derivative of each term separately.
• The difference rule: If you have a difference (that’s subtraction)
instead of a sum, it makes no difference. You still differentiate
each term separately.

The addition and subtraction signs are unaffected by the


differentiation.

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