CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Differentiate Power Functions

Review CAIE IGCSE Mathematics differentiation of simple power functions through dy/dx, term-by-term derivatives, gradients and unknown coefficients or indices.

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differentiate polynomial terms such as x^3-9x^2-48x using dy/dx notation
use derivatives to find gradients at given x-values or points on a curve
reverse a given derivative to find unknown coefficients, powers or indices

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Find the derivative, $\frac{dy}{dx}$ , of $y=3x^2+4x-1$ .

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E2.12.2 Differentiate simple power functions question 1