3.7 Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation
3.7 Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation
3.7 Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation
Calculating Derivatives
•Chain
Rule
The Chain Rule tells us how to find the derivative of a composite
function.
The Chain Rule can be stated in two ways:
1. If the function g is differentiable at x and the function f is
differentiable at then the composite function is differentiable at x,
and
.
2. If the Leibniz notation is used for the derivative, the chain rule
can be stated as follows:
If y is a function of u, defined by and exists, and if u is a
function of x, defined by and exists, then y is a function of x and
exists and is given by
3.7.1 Stating Chain Rule & Calculating
Derivatives
•Example: