Why Does $\Sigma_{i=1}^n x_i(y_i - \alpha - \beta x_1) = 0$ Follow?

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Why does it follow from

[tex] \frac{d}{d\beta}(-\Sigma_{i=1}^n[\frac{(y_i - \alpha - \beta x_i)^2}{2 \sigma^2}]) = 0[/tex]

that

[tex] \Sigma_{i=1}^n x_i(y_i - \alpha - \beta x_1) = 0[/tex]

?
 
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What happens when you take the derivative?

This one won't be hard ;-)