
The Chain Rule 3.5.Chain Rule Suppose that y is a differentiable function of u and u in turn is a differentiable function of x.Then y is a composite function of x.Does y have a derivative with respect tox?Yes it does,and dy/dx is given by a formula that is easy to remember: (3.5.1) dy dy du dx du dx Leibnitz form of the chain rule,p.133 Main Menu l
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The Chain Rule Example 1 Find dy/dx by the chain rule given that y=41 u+2 and 1u=x2 Example 1,p.133 Main Menu c5时
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The Chain Rule Example 2 Example 2,p.135 Main Meny 5
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The Chain Rule Example 3 d [1+(2+3x)5]3 dx Example 3,p.135 Main Menu 007 e
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The Chain Rule Example 4 Calculate the derivative of f(x)=2x3(x2-3)4. Example 4,p.135 Main Menu c8的
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The Chain Rule Example 5 Find dy given that y=3u+1.u=x=1-s. ds Example 5,p.135 Main Menu 5
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The Chain Rule Example 6 Find 少 at t=9 given that dt u+2 J=_ =(3s-7y,s=V7 Example 6,p.136 Main Menu 007 e
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The Chain Rule Example 7 Gravel is being poured by a conveyor onto a conical pile at the constant rate of 60 cubic feet per minute.Frictional forces within the pile are such that the height is always two-thirds of the radius.How fast is the radius of the pile changing at the instant the radius is 5 feet? Example 7,p.136 Main Menu C
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The Chain Rule THEOREM 3.5.6 THE CHAIN-RULE THEOREM Ifg is differentiable atx and f is differentiable at g(x),then the composition fog is differentiable atx and (fog)(x)=f(g(x))g(x). The chain-rule theorem (3.5.6),p.138 Main Menu 5
Main Menu Salas, Hille, Etgen Calculus: One and Several Variables Copyright 2007 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. The Chain Rule The chain-rule theorem (3.5.6), p. 138