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In calculus, the quotient rule is a method of finding the derivative of a function that is the ratio of two differentiable functions. Let () = () ...
Sum rule in differentiation; Constant factor rule in differentiation; Linearity of differentiation; Power rule; Chain rule; Local linearization; Product rule; Quotient rule; Inverse functions and differentiation; Implicit differentiation; Stationary point. Maxima and minima; First derivative test; Second derivative test; Extreme value theorem ...
The elementary power rule generalizes considerably. The most general power rule is the functional power rule: for any functions f and g, ′ = () ′ = (′ + ′ ), wherever both sides are well defined. Special cases
Pages in category "Theorems in calculus" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. ... Quotient rule; R. Reciprocal rule; Rolle's theorem; S.
The study of differential calculus is unified with the calculus of finite differences in time scale calculus. [54] The arithmetic derivative involves the function that is defined for the integers by the prime factorization. This is an analogy with the product rule. [55]
The validity of this rule follows from the validity of the Feynman method, for one may always substitute a subscripted del and then immediately drop the subscript under the condition of the rule. For example, from the identity A ⋅( B × C ) = ( A × B )⋅ C we may derive A ⋅(∇× C ) = ( A ×∇)⋅ C but not ∇⋅( B × C ) = (∇× B ...
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.)
[5] [6] The difference quotient is a measure of the average rate of change of the function over an interval (in this case, an interval of length h). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] : 237 [ 9 ] The limit of the difference quotient (i.e., the derivative) is thus the instantaneous rate of change.