Problem of the Week

Updated at Mar 14, 2022 9:43 AM

This week we have another calculus problem:

How would you differentiate \({p}^{5}+{p}^{8}\)?

Let's start!



\[\frac{d}{dp} {p}^{5}+{p}^{8}\]

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Use Power Rule: \(\frac{d}{dx} {x}^{n}=n{x}^{n-1}\).
\[5{p}^{4}+8{p}^{7}\]

Done