The Power Rule:

[x^r]' = r x^r-1

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The Power Rule:

[x^r]' = r x^r-1

Notice that
If you need to find the derivative of a radical function, say, First, write and then use the power rule to take the derivative.

Wei-Chi Yang
Wed Oct 16 21:20:29 EDT 1996