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choli [55]
2 years ago
14

Greetings. As a beginner, I'm struggling a bit to learn calculus. May I know what is the derivative of x to the power 4 step by

step?
Thanks in advance!
Mathematics
1 answer:
elena-14-01-66 [18.8K]2 years ago
3 0

If you're just starting calculus, perhaps you're asking about using the definition of the derivative to differentiate x^4.

We have

\dfrac{d}{dx} x^4 = \displaystyle \lim_{h\to0} \frac{(x+h)^4 - x^4}h

Expand the numerator using the binomial theorem, then simplify and compute the limit.

\dfrac{d}{dx} x^4 = \displaystyle \lim_{h\to0} \frac{(x^4+4hx^3 + 6h^2x^2 + 4h^3x + h^4) - x^4}h \\\\ ~~~~~~~~ = \lim_{h\to0} \frac{4hx^3 + 6h^2x^2 + 4h^3x + h^4}h \\\\ ~~~~~~~~ = \lim_{h\to0} (4x^3 + 6hx^2 + 4h^2x + h^3) = \boxed{4x^3}

In general, the derivative of a power function f(x) = x^n is \frac{df}{dx} = nx^{n-1}. (This is the aptly-named "power rule" for differentiation.)

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