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Differentiate `x^n` by first princeple

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Let `y=x^n`
Then` (dy/dx)=f'(x)=lim_(h->0)(f(x+h)-f(x))/(h)`
=`lim_(h->0)((x+h)^n-x^n)/h`
=`lim_(h->0)((x+h)^n-x^n)/(x+h-x)`
As `h->0,x+h->x`
=`lim_(x+h->x)((x+h)^n-x^n)/(x+h-x)`
=`n.x^(n-1)`
So `(dy/dx)`=`n.x^(n-1)`
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