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Differentiating linear functions

Katy tried to find the derivative of 10x+310x+3 using basic differentiation rules. Here is her work:
=ddx(10x+3)Step 1=ddx(10x)+ddx(3)Step 2=ddx(10x)+0Step 3=10ddx(x)Step 4=101Step 5=10\begin{aligned} &&&\phantom{=}\dfrac{d}{dx}(10x+3) \\\\ \text{Step 1} &&&=\dfrac{d}{dx}(10x)+\dfrac{d}{dx}(3) \\\\ \text{Step 2} &&&=\dfrac{d}{dx}(10x)+0 \\\\ \text{Step 3} &&&=10\dfrac{d}{dx}(x) \\\\ \text{Step 4} &&&=10\cdot 1 \\\\ \text{Step 5} &&&=10 \end{aligned}
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