Question

How do you find the derivative of a polynomial?

Answer 1

If

`f(x)=a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+cdots+a_1x+a_0`,

then

`f'(x)=na_n x^{n-1}+(n-1)a_{n-1} x^{n-2}+cdots+2a_2x+a_1`.

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