THE POWER RULE
FUNCTION FORMAT: If f (x) = xn , then f '(x) = nxn-1 OPERATOR FORMAT: d dx xn = nxn-1

For the table below, fill in the boxes in the right-most two columns. The first 14 rows will be done in class or in an on-line exercise as examples of the power rule. The last 4 rows are left as problems on your take-home test. For several of these problems, rules for exponents will be helpful.

This column is for use with Section 5.1	FUNCTION f (x) =	n =	f '(x)
	x2
	x3
	x10
	x
	1
	1 x
	1 x2
	1 x10
	1
	()2
	x
	x
	.

This page last updated 8 January 2012