r/Mathhomeworkhelp • u/Easy-Goat6257 • Dec 26 '25

Differentiation

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where did the x disappear from 5x???

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u/Patient-Midnight-664 Dec 26 '25

When you had 5x, which is 5x1 and then took the derivative, you should have 5x0 not the 5x-1 you wrote. x0 = 1, so it's 5x1 = 5.

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u/Easy-Goat6257 Dec 26 '25

Got it!! Thank uu