ECZ 2017 · O-Level Paper 1 — Introduction To Calculus

Differentiate y = ⅓x3 − 5x2 − 2x with respect to x.

  • A. x2 − 10x
  • B. x3 − 10x − 2
  • C. ⅓x2 − 10x − 2
  • D. x2 − 10x − 2

Verified working — step 1

Differentiate term by term with the power rule - and the fraction 13 times the power 3 tidies to 1.

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