Matters of Slope
Assorted First Derivatives
A few examples:
d
x
(
x
4
) = 4
x
3
d
x
(2
x
4
) = (2 × 4)
x
3
= 8
x
3
d
x
(5
x
2
) = (5 × 2)
x
= 10
x
d
x
(5
x
2
+
x
3
) = 10
x
+ 2
x
2
