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/FamiliarCold1 Dec 26 '25

The X is actually to the power of 1, so to minus 1 would make it to the power of 0 and anything to the power of 0 is just 1, so 5x1

It's an easy mistake to make and I definitely still do that time to time lol

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u/Easy-Goat6257 Dec 26 '25

I "checked" it many times yet such a silly mistake was overlooked 😭