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# Using mathematical induction prove that $$\large\frac{d}{dx}\normalsize (x^{\large n}) = nx^{\large{n-1}}$$ for all positive integers $$n$$.

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• By using the property of mathematical induction,we prove $P(1)$- to be true $P(k)$ and $P(k+1)$ to be true when $n=1,k,k+1$.
Step 1:
Let $P(n)=\large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x^{\large n})=nx^{\large n-1}------(1) To verify the statement for n=1. Put n=1 in (1) we get P(1)=\large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x^1)=(1)x^{1-1}$
$\qquad\qquad\quad\;\;\;=(1)x^0$
$\qquad\qquad\quad\;\;\;=(1)(1)$
$\qquad\qquad\quad\;\;\;=1$
Which is true as $\large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x)=1 Suppose P(x) is true for n=m. P(m)=\large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x^{\large m})=mx^{\large m-1}$
Step 2:
We establish the truth of $P(m+1)$ we prove
$P(m+1)=\large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x^{\large m+1})=(m+1)x^{\large m} Since x^{\large m+1}=x^{\large 1}.x^{\large m} \large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x^{\large m+1})=\large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x.x^{\large m}) \qquad\qquad=x\large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x^{\large m})+x^{\large m}.\large\frac{d}{dx}$$(x)$
$\qquad\qquad=x.mx^{\large m-1}+x^m.1$
$\qquad\qquad=mx^{\large m}+x^{\large m}$
$\qquad\qquad=(m+1)x^{\large m}$
$\qquad\qquad=(m+1)x^{\large (m+1)-1}$
Step 3:
$P(m+1)$ is true if $P(m)$ is true.
By principle of induction $P(n)$ is true for all $n\in N$.