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Here is the problem: x to the power 5.

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Find the third derivative of x to the power 5 with respect to x.

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Derivative number 1.

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Power rule: d by d x[x to the power n] equals n times x to the power n minus 1.

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Simplify the first derivative.

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Derivative number 2.

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Constant multiple rule.

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Power rule: d by d x[x to the power n] equals n times x to the power n minus 1.

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Simplify the second derivative.

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Derivative number 3.

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Constant multiple rule.

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Power rule: d by d x[x to the power n] equals n times x to the power n minus 1.

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Simplify the third derivative.

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So the answer is f prime prime prime (x) equals 60x squared.

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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).

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