Paper 1 · Differentiation
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Differentiation 1 – Introduction
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- Differentiate polynomials term by term using the power rule xⁿ → n·xⁿ⁻¹
- Choose f'(x) or dy/dx notation to match how the question is phrased
- Rewrite fractions like 3/x² as negative powers before applying the power rule
- Treat constants as differentiating to 0 and simplify answers back to fraction form
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