# Calc.

posted by Derek

What is the derivative of this: not sure because of the pi....

f(x)=x^pi

Thanls.

1. drwls

The derivative of x^a, where a is any constant, is a*x^(a-1)
Let a = pi in your case. Pi is a constant..

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