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Power rule practice problems

Derivatives of polynomials, roots and powers of x. 57 problems with worked solutions; in 57 of them every equation is proved by a computer algebra system.

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 x^{3} \).
Problem 2.37easy✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \sqrt{x^{2} + 1} \).
Problem 2.47easy✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x^{2} \).
Problem 2.75easy✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 16 x^{3} \).
Problem 2.87easy✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 2 x^{2} \).
Problem 2.100easy✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \left(x + 1\right)^{4} \).
Problem 2.643easy✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{\sqrt{9 \left(x - 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{3} \).
Problem 2.7medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{\sqrt{16 x^{2} + 1}}{4} \).
Problem 2.16medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sqrt{4 \left(2 x + 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{4} \).
Problem 2.42medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sqrt{4 x^{2} + 1}}{2} \).
Problem 2.50medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sqrt{9 x^{2} + 1}}{3} \).
Problem 2.57medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{2 \sqrt{\left(3 x - 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{3} \).
Problem 2.86medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sqrt{\left(5 x + 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{5} \).
Problem 2.102medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{5 \sqrt{4 \left(x + 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{2} \).
Problem 2.141medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{5 \sqrt{\left(3 x + 2\right)^{2} + 1}}{3} \).
Problem 2.143medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 3 \sqrt{x^{2} + 1} \).
Problem 2.146medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 3 \sqrt{\left(x + 2\right)^{2} + 1} \).
Problem 2.155medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{\sqrt{\left(4 x + 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{4} \).
Problem 2.163medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{\sqrt{\left(2 x - 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{2} \).
Problem 2.169medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{5 \sqrt{\left(4 x - 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{4} \).
Problem 2.180medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{2 \sqrt{25 x^{2} + 1}}{5} \).
Problem 2.198medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{2 \sqrt{\left(3 x + 2\right)^{2} + 1}}{3} \).
Problem 2.199medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sqrt{16 x^{2} + 1}}{4} \).
Problem 2.242medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \sqrt{\left(2 x - 1\right)^{2} + 1} \).
Problem 2.244medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{5 \sqrt{9 \left(x - 1\right)^{2} + 1}}{3} \).
Problem 2.250medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \sqrt{\left(x + 2\right)^{2} + 1} \).
Problem 2.256medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{5 \sqrt{4 x^{2} + 1}}{2} \).
Problem 2.295medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = e^{8 x} \).
Problem 2.374medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = e^{6 x} \).
Problem 2.379medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(x + 4\right) \).
Problem 2.446medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(x + 2\right) \).
Problem 2.452medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 2 x \left(x + 1\right) \).
Problem 2.522medium✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \sqrt[3]{2} \sqrt[3]{x} + 16 x^{4} \).
Problem 2.627medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \sqrt[3]{x} + x^{4} \).
Problem 2.636medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 x \left(x - 6\right) \).
Problem 2.667medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(2 - x\right) \).
Problem 2.679medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 2 x \left(- 2 x - 1\right) \).
Problem 2.693medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 x \left(5 x + 4\right) \).
Problem 2.697medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 2 x \left(2 x + 1\right) \).
Problem 2.711medium✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 3 x \left(3 x^{2} - 3 x + 1\right) \).
Problem 2.98hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 20 x \left(4 x^{2} + 6 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.114hard✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(x^{2} - 9 x + 27\right) \).
Problem 2.151hard✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 12 x \left(x^{2} + 3 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.176hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 3 x \left(x^{2} + 3 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.202hard✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(16 x^{2} + 12 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.208hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 x \left(x^{2} - 9 x + 27\right) \).
Problem 2.240hard✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 3 x \left(x^{2} - 3 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.248hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\left(5 x + 1\right)^{2}}{5 x + 2} \).
Problem 2.320hard✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 4 x \left(4 x^{2} + 6 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.391hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(- x^{2} + 9 x - 27\right) \).
Problem 2.430hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(- 4 x^{2} + 6 x - 3\right) \).
Problem 2.438hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(x^{2} - 3 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.460hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 3 x \left(4 x^{2} - 18 x + 27\right) \).
Problem 2.472hard✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 x \left(16 x^{2} + 12 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.513hard✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 2 x \left(25 x^{2} + 30 x + 12\right) \).
Problem 2.646hard✓ Nihil obstat
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(25 x^{2} + 15 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.698hard✓ Every equation proved
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \left(25 x^{2} - 15 x + 3\right) \).
Problem 2.716hard✓ Every equation proved