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How do you find the derivative of #1000/x#?

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Jul 9, 2016

Let #y=1000/x# or #y=1000x^(-1)#, then by the power rule for

derivatives we get

#y'=(-1000)/(x^2)#

Explanation:

The power rule for derivatives states that #d/dx[u^(n)]=n*u^(n-1)#.

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