Question

How do you find the derivative of `f(x)=x+1`?

Answer 1

`dy/dx (x+1) = 1`

Explanation:

Using the power rule, the power of the `x` gets multiplied by the coefficient of `x` and subtracted by 1.
So for a term like `6x^2` the differential is `2*6x^(2-1) = 12x^1 = 12x`.

For `x` the differential is simple `1*x^(1-1) = 1*x^0 = 1`

The differential of any constant is always 0.
So `dy/dx x+1 = 1 + 0 = 1`