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Year 12 Maths - Methods (Unit 3 & Unit 4) Differentiation

Differentiating x^n where n is a negative integer

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Question 1
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Consider the function \(y=\dfrac{1}{x}\).

(i) State the value of \(n\) when \(\dfrac{1}{x}\) is written as \(x^{n}\).
(ii) Hence find \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\).
Part a:
-1
1 mark
Part b:
A.
\(-\dfrac{1}{x^{2}}\)
Correct
B.
\(\dfrac{1}{x^{2}}\)
C.
\(-\dfrac{1}{x}\)
D.
\(-\dfrac{1}{2x^{2}}\)

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