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Differentiating linear functions

Devin tried to find the derivative of 3x11-3x-11 using basic differentiation rules. Here is his work:
=ddx(3x11)Step 1=ddx(3x)ddx(11)Step 2=ddx(3x)0Step 3=3ddx(x)Step 4=31Step 5=3\begin{aligned} &&&\phantom{=}\dfrac{d}{dx}(-3x-11) \\\\ \text{Step 1} &&&=\dfrac{d}{dx}(-3x)-\dfrac{d}{dx}(11) \\\\ \text{Step 2} &&&=\dfrac{d}{dx}(-3x)-0 \\\\ \text{Step 3} &&&=-3\dfrac{d}{dx}(x) \\\\ \text{Step 4} &&&=-3\cdot 1 \\\\ \text{Step 5} &&&=-3 \end{aligned}
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