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Prove from first principles, that `d/(dx)(alpha x^n)=alpha nx^(n-1)` .

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MODERN PUBLICATION-LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES-EXERCISE
  1. Find a if f’ (a) =0, where f(x) =x^3- 3x^2 + 3x-1.

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  2. If f(x) = alpha x^n, prove that alpha= (f'(1))/n .

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  14. Let f(x) = 3x^3 + 7x^5. Find f’ (2).

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  15. Let f(x) = x^3/3-x^2/2+x-16. Find f’(0), f’(-1).

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  16. Given u= 7t^4-2t^(3)-8t-5, find (du)/(dt). Hence, find (du)/(dt) at t...

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  17. Let H (y) =2y^4-6y^3+2y-4. Find H^(')(2).

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  18. Let G(u)=2-u^(3)+u^(5)/5. Find G^(')(-2).

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  19. If (x) = mx +c and if f(0)=f'(0)=1, what is f(2) ?

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  20. Find the derivative of x^n+ax^(n-1)+a^(2)x^(n-2)+..........+a^(n-1)x+ ...

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