Calculus 8th Edition

by Stewart, James

Published by Cengage

ISBN 10: 1285740629

ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.2 The Derivative as a Function - 2.2 Exercises - Page 126: 5

Answer

$6x^5$

Work Step by Step

To find the derivative of a function we take the exponent, multiply the function by it and then decrease the power by 1 on the original function! So $x^6$ it becomes $6 \times x^(6-1)$ which is $6x^5$

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