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Alternative notation also commonly found is <math>y=f(x)</math> and <math>\frac{dy}{dx}=f'(x)</math>.

Alternative notation also commonly found is <math>y=f(x)</math> and <math>\frac{dy}{dx}=f'(x)</math>.

In [[classical mathematics]], a function can be be differentiated using the general formula:

In [[classical mathematics]], a polynomial can be be differentiated using the general formula:

:<math>\frac{dy}{dx} = nx^{(n-1)}</math>

:<math>\frac{d}{dx}(x^n) = nx^{(n-1)}</math>

(Proving this is a worth while exercise).

(Proving this is a worth while exercise).