What is the derivative of $x^3-12x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-21T21:05:30

$3x^2-12$

The derivative of $ax^n$ is $anx^(n-1)$ . Using this rule on each term in this expression separately gives us its derivative.

$x^3 rarr3x^2$
$12x rarr 12$

What is the derivative of x^3-12xx^3-12x?