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Derivative of (x^2+1)^5: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step derivatives video lesson with captions. Final answer: f'(x) = 10(x² + 1)⁴x.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.4 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Finding a derivative
$\frac{d}{dx}\left[{\left({x}^{2}+1\right)}^{5}\right]$
2. Step by step
1. $\frac{d}{dx}\left[{\left({x}^{2}+1\right)}^{5}\right] = 10 {\left({x}^{2}+1\right)}^{4} x$
  Power rule with the chain rule: d/dx[uⁿ] = n·uⁿ⁻¹·u′
2. $\frac{d}{dx}\left[{x}^{2}+1\right] = 2x$
  Sum rule: differentiate each term separately
3. $\frac{d}{dx}\left[{x}^{2}\right] = 2x$
  Power rule: d/dx[xⁿ] = n·xⁿ⁻¹
4. $f'(x) = 10 {\left({x}^{2}+1\right)}^{4} x$
  Combine and simplify
3. The answer
$f'(x) = 10 {\left({x}^{2}+1\right)}^{4} x$
f'(x) = 10(x² + 1)⁴x
4. Check
- Cross-checked numerically against an independent symbolic differentiator at 8 sample points ✓

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: derivative of (x squared plus 1) to the power 5. Find the derivative of (x squared plus 1) to the power 5 with respect to x.

Step by step. Power rule with the chain rule: d by d x[u to the power n] equals n times u to the power n minus 1 times u prime. Sum rule: differentiate each term separately. Power rule: d by d x[x to the power n] equals n times x to the power n minus 1. Combine and simplify.

The answer. So the answer is f prime of x equals 10(x squared plus 1) to the power 4x. The derivative is built from the outside in: sums split into terms, constants factor out, products and quotients use their rules, and every composite function multiplies by the derivative of its inside (chain rule).

Check. Cross-checked numerically against an independent symbolic differentiator at 8 sample points, which checks out.

About derivatives

Differentiate with the power, product, quotient and chain rules, including higher derivatives.

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