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Chain rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In calculus, the chain rule is a formula for the derivative of the composite of two functions. In intuitive terms, if a variable, y , depends on a second variable, u , which in turn depends on a...
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Product rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chain Rule - a More Formal Approach ... Suggested Prerequesites: The definition of the derivative, The chain rule ... which is the Chain Rule.
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Exponential Functions in Derive: Exponential functions like 2x don’t require any special treatment in Derive. The constant, e, on the other hand takes a little extra effort. If you type the letter e from the keyboard, you’ll be authoring a variable, and not a constant.
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The quotient rule: If you have problems remembering the quotient rule, or if you want to know how to derive it, use the chain rule and the product rule: since , then when you take the derivative, you get:
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The chain rule is used to find the derivatives of compositions of functions. A composite function is a function that is composed of two other functions. For the two functions f and g, the composite function or the composition of f and g, is defined by...
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DIFFERENTIATION USING THE CHAIN RULE ... The following seven problems require more than one application of the chain rule. ... The following problems require the use of the chain rule. The chain rule is a rule for differentiating compositions of functions. In the following discussion and solutions the derivative of a...
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