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    The document summarizes the chain rule for taking derivatives of composite functions. It states that the derivative of f(g(x)) is the derivative of the outer function f evaluated at g(x) multiplied by the derivative of the inner function g(x). Examples are provided to demonstrate how to use the chain rule to find derivatives of functions like sin(2x-1) and e-x^2. The key concepts reiterate that the chain rule allows calculating the derivative of a composite function f(g(x)) by taking the derivative of f with respect to its input multiplied by the derivative of g(x).

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    The document summarizes the chain rule for taking derivatives of composite functions. It states that the derivative of f(g(x)) is the derivative of the outer function f evaluated at g(x) multiplied by the derivative of the inner function g(x). Examples are provided to demonstrate how to use the chain rule to find derivatives of functions like sin(2x-1) and e-x^2. The key concepts reiterate that the chain rule allows calculating the derivative of a composite function f(g(x)) by taking the derivative of f with respect to its input multiplied by the derivative of g(x).

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    The document summarizes the chain rule for taking derivatives of composite functions. It states that the derivative of f(g(x)) is the derivative of the outer function f evaluated at g(x) multiplied by the derivative of the inner function g(x). Examples are provided to demonstrate how to use the chain rule to find derivatives of functions like sin(2x-1) and e-x^2. The key concepts reiterate that the chain rule allows calculating the derivative of a composite function f(g(x)) by taking the derivative of f with respect to its input multiplied by the derivative of g(x).

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    Harvey Mudd College Math Tutorial:

    The Chain Rule


    You probably remember the derivatives of sin(x), x8 , and ex . But what about functions
    2
    like sin(2x 1), (3x2 4x + 1)8 , or ex ? How do we take the derivative of compositions
    of functions?

    The Chain Rule allows us to use our knowledge of the derivatives of functions f (x) and
    g(x) to find the derivative of the composition f (g(x)):

    Suppose a function g(x) is differentiable at x and f (x) is


    differentiable at g(x). Then the composition f (g(x)) is
    differentiable at x.
    Letting y = f (g(x)) and u = g(x),

    dy dy du
    = .
    dx du dx
    Using alternative notation,
    d
    [f (g(x))] = f 0 (g(x))g 0 (x),
    dx
    d du
    [f (u)] = f 0 (u) .
    dx dx

    Proof

    The three formulations of the Chain Rule given here are identical in meaning. In words, the
    derivative of f (g(x)) is the derivative of f , evaluated at g(x), multiplied by the derivative of
    g(x).

    Examples

    To differentiate sin(2x 1), we identify u = 2x 1. Then

    d d d
    [sin(2x 1)] = [sin(u)] [2x 1] f (x) = sin(x)
    dx du dx
    = cos(u) 2 g(x) = 2x 1
    = 2 cos(2x 1). f (g(x)) = sin(2x 1)
    8
    To differentiate (3x2 4x + 1) , we identify u = 3x2 4x + 1. Then
    d  2 d h 8i d h 2
     8  i
    3x 4x + 1 = u 3x 4x + 1 f (x) = x8
    dx du dx
    7
    = 8u (6x 4) g(x) = 3x2 4x + 1
    7  8
    3x2 4x + 1
    
    = 8(6x 4) 3x2 4x + 1 . f (g(x)) =
    2
    To differentiate ex , we identify u = x2 . Then

    d h x2 i d u d h 2i
    e = [e ] x f (x) = ex
    dx du dx
    = eu (2x) g(x) = x2
    2

    = 2xex .
    2
    f (g(x)) = ex

    Sometimes you will need to apply the Chain Rule several times in order to differentiate a
    function.

    Example q
    We will differentiate sin2 (3x) + x.


    q  h i
    d
    dx
    sin2 (3x) + x = 1
    d
    dx
    sin2 (3x) + x f (u) = u
    2 sin2 (3x)+x

    1
    
    d
     f (u) = u2
    = 2 sin(3x) dx [sin(3x)] + 1 d
    2 sin2 (3x)+x
    dx
    [x] = 1
     
    = 1 d
    2 sin(3x) cos(3x) dx [3x] + 1 f (u) = sin(u)
    2 sin2 (3x)+x
    = 1 (2 sin(3x) cos(3x) 3 + 1)
    2 sin2 (3x)+x

    6 sin(3x) cos(3x) + 1
    = q
    2 sin2 (3x) + x

    Key Concepts

    Let g(x) be differentiable at x and f (x) be differentiable at f (g(x)). Then, if y = f (g(x))


    and u = g(x),
    dy dy du
    = .
    dx du dx

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