A-level Mathematics/Edexcel/Core 1/Differentiation

Differentiation is the opposite to integration and you use dy/dx. you drop the power in the front of the equation and you decrease the power by 1.

E.g. $y=3x^{2}+4x^{5}$ becomes

${\frac {dy}{dx}}=6x^{1}+20x^{4}$ or ${\frac {dy}{dx}}=6x+20x^{4}$

Quite easy when you know how!

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