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What's the derivative of x²?
Before I help — what does "derivative" mean to you in your own words?
The slope of the curve at a point?
Good. So for x², how does that slope change as x grows? Try a couple of values.
It seems to grow proportionally to x…
Nice noticing. What rule have you seen that turns xⁿ into something involving n?