High School Mathematics Extensions/Supplementary/Differentiation/Solutions

Differentiate from first principle

1. (We know that if then )

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5. if

f(x)=g(x)+h(x)

then

Differentiating f(z) = (1 - z)^n

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Differentiation technique

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We use the result of the differentation of f(z)=(1-z)^n (f'(z) = -n(1-z)n-1)

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We use the result of exercise 3 of the previous section f(z)= (1+z)3 -> f'(z)=3(1+z)^2

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We use the result of the differentation of f(z)=(1-z)^n (f'(z) = -n(1-z)n-1)