Question

What is \[\frac{d}{dx}(ax^2+bx+c)\]?

Options

• \[ax^2+bx+c\]

• \[2ax+c\]

• \[2ax+b\]

• \[ax+b\]

Answer 1

Differentiate each term of the quadratic separately. The derivative of \[ax^2\] is \[2ax\], the derivative of \[bx\] is \[b\], and the derivative of \[c\] is zero.