Problem of the Week

Updated at Aug 17, 2026 12:46 PM

For this week we've brought you this calculus problem.

How would you differentiate \(5u+{u}^{6}\)?

Here are the steps:



\[\frac{d}{du} 5u+{u}^{6}\]

1
Use Power Rule: \(\frac{d}{dx} {x}^{n}=n{x}^{n-1}\).
\[5+6{u}^{5}\]

Done