Differentiation rule for power functions: Difference between revisions
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! Case on <math>r</math> !! Values of <math>x</math> for which this makes sense | ! Case on <math>r</math> !! Values of <math>x</math> for which this makes sense | ||
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| <math>r = 0</math> || all nonzero <math>x</math>. Also makes sense at <math>x = 0</math> if we interpret the right side as 0. | | <math>r = 0</math> || all nonzero <math>x</math>. Also makes sense at <math>x = 0</math> if we interpret the left side as 1 (constant equal to the list at 0) and the right side as 0. | ||
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| <math>r</math> a rational number with odd denominator and greater than or equal to 1 || All <math>x</math> | | <math>r</math> a rational number with odd denominator and greater than or equal to 1 || All <math>x</math> | ||
Revision as of 03:13, 26 May 2014
Statement
We have the following differentiation rule:
where is a constant. Some notes on the validity:
| Case on | Values of for which this makes sense |
|---|---|
| all nonzero . Also makes sense at if we interpret the left side as 1 (constant equal to the list at 0) and the right side as 0. | |
| a rational number with odd denominator and greater than or equal to 1 | All |
| a real number greater than 1 that is not rational with odd denominator | All . One-sided derivative makes sense at 0. |
| a rational number with odd denominator and between 0 and 1 | All . At 0, we have a vertical tangent or vertical cusp depending on the numerator of the rational function. |
| a real number between 0 and 1 that is not rational with odd denominator | All . One-sided vertical tangent at 0. |
| a rational number with odd denominator and less than 0 | All . At 0, we have a vertical asymptote |
| a real number less than 0 that is not rational with odd denominator | All . One-sided vertical asymptote at 0. |