9.2.

1 To Determine the first derivative of the function y = ax

n
using formula.
Example Exercise
1 y = x
3
dx
dy
= 3 x
3 1
= 3 x
2

a y = x
4
dx
dy
=
[4x
3
]
b y = x
5

[5x
4
]
c y = x
7

[ 7x
6
]
2 y = 2x
3
dx
dy
= 3 2x
2
= 6 x
2
a y = 3x
4
dx
dy
= 4

[12x
3
]
b y = 5x
3
[15x
2
]
c y = 10x
2
[20x]
3 y = 2 x
3
dx
dy
= 3 ( 2 )
x
2
= 6x
2

a y = 5 x
4
dx
dy
=

[ -20x
3
]
b y = 8 x
5
[-40x
4
]
c y = 12 x
2
[-24x]
4 f(x) = x
-2
) ( x f
= -2 x
-
2-1
= - 2 x
-3
a f(x) = x
-1
f!(x) =
2
1
x
[- ]
b f(x) = x
-5
f!(x) =
6
5
x
[- ]
c f(x) = x
-3
f!(x) =
2
6
x
[- ]
5 f(x) = 3 x
-2
) ( x f
= -2
3x
-2-1
= - 6 x
-3
a f(x) = 4x
-1
f!(x) =
2
4
x
[- ]
b f(x) = 2x
-4
f!(x) =
5
8
x
[- ]
c f(x) = 6x
-1
f!(x) =
2
6
x
[- ]
6
y =
2
1
x
4
dx
dy
= 4
2
1
x
4 1
= 2 x
3

a
y =
2
3
x
4
dx
dy
=


[ 6x
3
]
b
y =
3
1
x
6
[2x
5
]
c
y =
6
1
x
3
4
1
2x
[ ]
7
y =
3
2
x
3
dx
dy
= 3
3
2
x
3 1
= 2 x
2

a
y =
3
2
x
6
dx
dy
=
7
4
x
[ ]
b
f(x) =
x 2
5
f!(x) =
2
5
2x
[- ]
c
f(x) =
6
3
4
x
f!(x) =
7
8
x
[- ]
Differentiation 1
Differentiation 2