Derivative of $$$x^{3} - 3 x^{2}$$$

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Find $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3} - 3 x^{2}\right)$$$.

Solution

The derivative of a sum/difference is the sum/difference of derivatives:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3} - 3 x^{2}\right)\right)} = {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(3 x^{2}\right)\right)}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(c f{\left(x \right)}\right) = c \frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$ with $$$c = 3$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = x^{2}$$$:

$$- {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(3 x^{2}\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3}\right) = - {\color{red}\left(3 \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3}\right)$$

Apply the power rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{n}\right) = n x^{n - 1}$$$ with $$$n = 2$$$:

$$- 3 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3}\right) = - 3 {\color{red}\left(2 x\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3}\right)$$

Apply the power rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{n}\right) = n x^{n - 1}$$$ with $$$n = 3$$$:

$$- 6 x + {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3}\right)\right)} = - 6 x + {\color{red}\left(3 x^{2}\right)}$$

Simplify:

$$3 x^{2} - 6 x = 3 x \left(x - 2\right)$$

Thus, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3} - 3 x^{2}\right) = 3 x \left(x - 2\right)$$$.

Answer

$$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{3} - 3 x^{2}\right) = 3 x \left(x - 2\right)$$$A