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!

      Last modified on 9 May 2011, at 18:00