Common Calculus Mistakes
Example: Power Rule

The Goal

Find

goal


The Mistake

Find the mistake:

mistake

Need a hint? Look carefully at the red part:

mistake


The Correction

correction


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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