Common Calculus Mistakes
Example: Power Rule

The Goal

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The Mistake

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The Correction

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An Explanation

The derivative of 400r (with respect to r) is 400, not r.

(Multiplying out before taking the derivative was a good idea, since it avoided using the product rule, which would have required more work for this derivative.)

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