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Example Question #91 : Differentiating Functions
Find given
Here we use the chain rule:
Let
Then
And
Example Question #71 : Differentiating Functions
If , find the derivative through implicit differentiation.
To find the derivative through implicit differentiation, we have to take the derivative of every term with respect to x. Don't forget that each time you take the derivative of a term containing y, you must multiply its derivative by y'. So, when we take the derivative of each term, we get The next step is to solve for y', so we put all terms containing y' on the left side of the equation: . Next, factor out the y' from both terms on the left side of the equation so that we can solve for it: To get y' alone, divide both sides by to get . To simplify even further, we can factor a 2 out of the numerator and denominator and cancel them. So, the final answer is .
Example Question #72 : Differentiating Functions
Use the chain rule to find the derivative of the function
First, differentiate the outside of the parenthesis, keeping what is inside the same.
You should get .
Next, differentiate the inside of the parenthesis.
You should get .
Multiply these two to get the final derivative .
Example Question #81 : Differentiating Functions
Find the derivative of the following function:
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This is a chain rule derivative. We must first differentiate the natural log function, leaving the inner function as is. Recall:
Now, we must replace this with our function, and multiply that by the derivative of the inner function:
Example Question #102 : Differentiating Functions
Find the derivative of .
Use chain rule to solve this. First, take the derivative of what is outside of the parenthesis.
You should get .
Next, take the derivative of what is inside the parenthesis.
You should get .
Multiplying these two together gives .
Example Question #103 : Differentiating Functions
If , calculate
Using the chain rule, we have
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Hence, .
Notice that we could have also simplified first by cancelling the natural log and the exponential function leaving us with just , thereby avoiding the chain rule altogether.
Example Question #84 : Differentiating Functions
Use implicit differentiation to find is terms of and for,
To differentiate the equation above, start by applying the derivative operation to both sides,
Both sides will require the product rule to differentiate,
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Common Mistake
A common mistake in the previous step would be to conclude that instead of . The former is not correct; if we were looking for the derivative with respect to , then would in fact be . But we are not differentiating with respect to , we're looking for the derivative with respect to .
We are assuming that is a function of , so we must apply the chain rule by differentiating with respect to and multiplying by the derivative of with respect to to obtain .
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Collect terms with a derivative onto one side of the equation, factor out the derivative, and divide out to solve for the derivative ,
Therefore,
Example Question #301 : Calculus Ab
Find the derivative of .
This is a chain rule derivative. We must first start by taking the derivative of the outermost function. Here, that is a function raised to the fifth power. We need to take that derivative (using the power rule). Then, we multiply by the derivative of the innermost function:
Example Question #105 : Differentiating Functions
Find the derivative of the function: .
Whenever we have an exponential function with , the first term of our derivative will be that term repeated, without changing anything. So, the first factor of the derivative will be . Next, we use chain rule to take the derivative of the exponent. Its derivative is . So, the final answer is .
Example Question #1 : Implicit Differentiation And Chain Rule
. Find the derivative.
When the function is a constant to the power of a function of x, the first step in chain rule is to rewrite f(x). So, the first factor of f(x) will be . Next, we have to take the derivative of the function that is the exponent, or . Its derivative is 10x-7, so that is the next factor of our derivative. Last, when a constant is the base of an exponential function, we must always take the natural log of that number in our derivative. So, our final factor will be . Thus, the derivative of the entire function will be all these factors multiplied together: .