What is the derivative of $x^e$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-18T17:49:00

$=e*x^(e-1)$

By definition derivative of $x^n$ is given as
$d/dxx^n-=n*x^(n-1)$

Inserting in the given expression the value of $n$ we obtain

$d/dxx^e=e*x^(e-1)$

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