how do you differentiate 1/4x^3

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Guest Oct 31, 2014

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I assume you have (1/4)x^3...if so......forget the 1/4 part for a second

And the derivative of x^3, by the Power Rule, is just 3x^2....so...multiplying this by the 1/4, we have

(1/4)*3x^2 = (3/4)x^2 and that's it.....

CPhill Oct 31, 2014

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2014-10-31T07:06:07

I assume you have (1/4)x^3...if so......forget the 1/4 part for a second

And the derivative of x^3, by the Power Rule, is just 3x^2....so...multiplying this by the 1/4, we have

(1/4)*3x^2 = (3/4)x^2 and that's it.....