Power rule
Grade 12
What this lesson shows
The derivative measures how fast a function climbs. For powers of x there's a rule so clean it feels like a magic trick… and it's two moves long.
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Real questions from this lesson's worksheets — answers below each one.
- d/dx x²⁴
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24x²³ - Which function has derivative 6x⁵?
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x⁶ - d/dx x³
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3x² - True or false: d/dx x³ = 3x³
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False
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Eduyro gives your child a short daily worksheet on exactly this skill, and moves them on only once they have it. Watch the lesson, then build the fluency.
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