math: add first set of derivative rules and examples

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The degree of a derivative is always the degree of the original function$-1$.
The power rule applies to all functions of the form $f(x)=x^n,x \in \mathbb{R}$, such that:
The **power rule** applies to all functions of the form $f(x)=x^n,x \in \mathbb{R}$, such that:
$$f´(x) = nx^{n-1}$$
??? example
$$f(x) = x^5$$
$$f´(x) = 5x^4$$
The **constant multiple rule** applies to all functions of the form $f(x) = k·g(x)$, where $k$ is any real number, such that:
$$f´(x) = k·g(x)$$
??? example
$$f(x) = 2x^2$$
$$f´(x) = 2·2x$$
$$f´(x) = 4x$$
The **sum rule** applies to all functions of the form $f(x) = g(x) + h(x)$, where $g(x)$ and $h(x)$ are known to be differentiable, such that:
$$f´(x) = g´(x) + h´(x)$$
??? example
$$f(x) = 2x^2 + 3x$$
$$f´(x) = 4x + 3$$
### Drawing derivative functions
If the slope of a tangent is:
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Points of inflection on the original function become maximum/minimum points on the derivative graph.
The derivative of a linear equation is always constant.
The derivative of a linear equation is always constant, and the derivative of a constant value is $0$..
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