Find f'(x) and f''(x) when f(x) = 3x^2 +7x - 3
We know that when f(x) = x^n, f'(x) = nx^n-1 (1)
So we apply this to all components of f(x), giving
f'(x) = 2(3x) + 7 = 6x +7
to find f''(x), we apply (1) to f'(x). Giving
f''(x) = 6
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