Differentiation
Mathematical Methods: Units 3 and 4
Lesson notes
LEGAL STUFF
VCE Maths exam question content used by permission, ©VCAA. The VCAA is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this video resource. VCE® is a registered trademark of the VCAA. Past VCE exams and related content can be accessed at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
Chapters
Introduction
Description
This video takes a look at differentiating negative powers.
After a short recap on how to differentiate functions with positive powers, I look at the idea of what functions look like when the x value is on the denominator. and how this means the graph will not be defined at the point where x=0. Knowing this helps us know which points of the graph can and can't be differentiated.
Moving on, I look at how to negative powers can be turned into positive powers and vice versa. Using this knowledge I show how we can differentiate any function with a positive and negative power.
Video tags
differentiating negative powers
differentiation at a point
differentiation calculus
differentiation of negative power
calculus
differentiation
negative powers
negative exponents
mathematical methods
VCE Math Methods
Methods 3 and 4
Mathematical Methods
good videos
differentiation rules calculus
differentiation formulas calculus