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Differentiate a polynomial expression involving coefficients and, negative and fractional indices. 

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Find the derivative of $y=\\simplify[unitFactor, fractionNumbers]{{a_1}*x^{b_1}+{a_2}*x^{b_2}+{a_3}*x^{b_3}}$.

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From the Table of Derivatives we see that a function of the form \\[ f(x)=kx^n \\] has a derivative \\[ \\frac{df}{dx} = knx^{n-1}. \\]

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Additionally, the derivative of the sum or difference of two or more functions is equal to the sum or difference of the derivatives of each function: \\[ \\frac{d}{dx}(f(x)\\pm g(x)) = \\frac{df}{dx} \\pm \\frac{dg}{dx}.\\]

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So, for the function \\\\[y=\\\\simplify[all, fractionNumbers]{{a_1}x^{b_1}+{a_2}x^{b_2}+{a_3}x^{b_3}} \\\\] the derivative  is \\\\begin{split}\\\\frac{dy}{dx} &= (\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{a_1}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_1})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_1}-1} +(\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{a_2}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_2})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_2}-1} +(\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{a_3}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_3})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_3}-1},\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\&= \\\\simplify[all, fractionNumbers]{{a_1*b_1}x^{b_1-1} +{a_2*b_2}x^{b_2-1} +{a_3*b_3}x^{b_3-1}}.\\\\end{split}

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So, for the function \\\\[y=\\\\simplify[all, fractionNumbers]{{a_1}x^{b_1}+{a_2}x^{b_2}+{a_3}x^{b_3}} \\\\] the derivative  is \\\\begin{split}\\\\frac{dy}{dx} &= (\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{a_1}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_1})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_1}-1} -(\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{abs(a_2)}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_2})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_2}-1} +(\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{a_3}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_3})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_3}-1},\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\&= \\\\simplify[all, fractionNumbers]{{a_1*b_1}x^{b_1-1} +{a_2*b_2}x^{b_2-1} +{a_3*b_3}x^{b_3-1}}.\\\\end{split}

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So, for the function \\\\[y=\\\\simplify[all, fractionNumbers]{{a_1}x^{b_1}+{a_2}x^{b_2}+{a_3}x^{b_3}} \\\\] the derivative  is \\\\begin{split}\\\\frac{dy}{dx} &= (\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{a_1}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_1})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_1}-1} +(\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{a_2}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_2})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_2}-1} -(\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{abs(a_3)}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_3})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_3}-1},\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\&= \\\\simplify[all, fractionNumbers]{{a_1*b_1}x^{b_1-1} +{a_2*b_2}x^{b_2-1} +{a_3*b_3}x^{b_3-1}}.\\\\end{split}

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So, for the function \\\\[y=\\\\simplify[all, fractionNumbers]{{a_1}x^{b_1}+{a_2}x^{b_2}+{a_3}x^{b_3}} \\\\] the derivative  is \\\\begin{split}\\\\frac{dy}{dx} &= (\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{a_1}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_1})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_1}-1} -(\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{abs(a_2)}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_2})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_2}-1} -(\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{abs(a_3)}\\\\times\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_3})x^{\\\\var[fractionNumbers]{b_3}-1},\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\&= \\\\simplify[all, fractionNumbers]{{a_1*b_1}x^{b_1-1} +{a_2*b_2}x^{b_2-1} +{a_3*b_3}x^{b_3-1}}.\\\\end{split}

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