The Derivative: defined as the limit below, is the instantaneous rate of change, or the rate of change (slope) at a certain point. It can be useful in many real life applications. Learning how to find derivatives is a start. There are many rules to finding derivatives, here are the basic ones.
In all the problems for this section, find the derivative using the basic differentiation formulas.
Problems 1,2,3
Solutions to problems 1,2,3