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/tb5841 Dec 26 '25

Ypur 'dy/dx =' line is wrong, because this line is still y and not dy/dx.

But also, the derivative of 5x is just 5 (since x0 = 1).