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The chain rule can be used to derive some well-known differentiation rules. For example, the quotient rule is a consequence of the chain rule and the product rule. To see this, write the function f(x)/g(x) as the product f(x) · 1/g(x).
2.3 Proof using the reciprocal rule or chain rule. 2.4 Proof by logarithmic ... the quotient rule is a method of finding the derivative of a function that is the ...
2.4 Quotient rule for division by a scalar. 2.5 Chain rule. 2.6 Dot product rule. ... We have the following special cases of the multi-variable chain rule.
The logarithmic derivative is another way of stating the rule for differentiating the logarithm of a function (using the chain rule): () ′ = ′, wherever is positive. Logarithmic differentiation is a technique which uses logarithms and its differentiation rules to simplify certain expressions before actually applying the derivative.
Suppose a function f(x, y, z) = 0, where x, y, and z are functions of each other. Write the total differentials of the variables = + = + Substitute dy into dx = [() + ()] + By using the chain rule one can show the coefficient of dx on the right hand side is equal to one, thus the coefficient of dz must be zero () + = Subtracting the second term and multiplying by its inverse gives the triple ...
Big idea: use chain rule to compute rate of change of distance between two vehicles. Plan: Choose coordinate system; Identify variables; Draw picture; Big idea: use chain rule to compute rate of change of distance between two vehicles; Express c in terms of x and y via Pythagorean theorem; Express dc/dt using chain rule in terms of dx/dt and dy/dt
The chain rule has a particularly elegant statement in terms of total derivatives. It says that, for two functions f {\displaystyle f} and g {\displaystyle g} , the total derivative of the composite function f ∘ g {\displaystyle f\circ g} at a {\displaystyle a} satisfies
This, combined with the sum rule for derivatives, shows that differentiation is linear. The rule for integration by parts is derived from the product rule, as is (a weak version of) the quotient rule. (It is a "weak" version in that it does not prove that the quotient is differentiable but only says what its derivative is if it is differentiable.)