Calculus issue

Calculus Level 1

Find the derivative of y = 1 2 y=\frac12 from the first principle.

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Let y = f ( x ) = 1 2 y=f(x)=\frac{1}{2} , then, by first principle: f ( x ) = lim h 0 f ( x + h ) f ( x ) h = lim h 0 1 2 1 2 h = 0 f'(x)=\lim_{h\to 0} \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=\lim_{h\to 0} \frac{\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2}}{h}=0

The first derivative of constant is z e r o zero .

Zach Abueg
Jan 3, 2017

d d x \frac {d}{dx} of a constant = 0. = 0.

Intuitively, this makes sense: a line whose y y value is always the same - in this case, 1 2 \frac 12 - has no rate of change, and thus no slope.

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