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Question
Differentiate the following function w.r.t.x. : x−2
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Solution
Let y = x–2
Differentiating w.r.t. x, we get
`dy/dx=d/dx(x^(-2))`
= `-2x^-3`
= `(-2)/(x^3)`
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