Derivatives of Polynomials

Prerequisites:

Taking the derivative of polynomials is just applying linearity and the power rule. An example

ddx(2x3+3x2+x+5)=2d(x3)dx+3d(x2)dx+d(x)dx+d(5)dx=2(3x2)+3(2x)+1=6x2+6x+1\begin{aligned} &\frac{d}{dx}\left(2x^3 + 3x^2 + x + 5\right) \\ &= 2\frac{d(x^3)}{dx} + 3\frac{d(x^2)}{dx} + \frac{d(x)}{dx} + \frac{d(5)}{dx} \\ &= 2(3x^2) + 3(2x) + 1 \\ &= 6x^2 + 6x + 1 \end{aligned}