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#1 2012-10-25 04:09:19

John-o
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Derivative

What is the derivative of x^i?

#2 2012-10-25 04:11:51

zetafunc.
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Re: Derivative

You can treat i like a constant, so here it's just

, by the power rule.

#3 2012-10-25 04:19:33

John-o
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Re: Derivative

Will the power rule work for complex exponents too.

#4 2012-10-25 04:22:49

zetafunc.
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Re: Derivative

Yes, because the exponent is still just a constant;

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