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Power Rule

The Derivative of the Power $x^n$ is given by

\begin{displaymath}
{d\over dx}(x^n)=nx^{n-1}.
\end{displaymath}

See also Chain Rule, Derivative, Exponent Laws, Product Rule


References

Anton, H. Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, p. 131, 1984.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26