Chapter 6

Differentiation
6.4 CHAIN RULE
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LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of the module , you should be able to :

üDetermine the derivatives of composition of functions,

using the known derivatives of simpler function, by using
the Chain Rule
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THE CHAIN RULE

If f and g are both differentiable and is the
composite function defined by
then F’ is differentiable and is given by the product

In Leibniz notation, if y = f(u) and u = g(x) are both

differentiable function, then
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑢
= ⋅
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑥
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Example 1:
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Example 2:

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Example 3:

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The Power Rule combined with The Chain Rule

If n is any real number and u=g(x) is differentiable,
then

Alternatively,
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Example 4:

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Example 5:

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Example 6:
Find the derivative of the function
SOLUTIO
N
Combining the Power Rule, Chain Rule and Quotient
Rule
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Example 7:
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Example 8
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Example 9 :
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Example 10 :
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1.

Answer: 𝑓 ! (𝑥)

2.

Answer: 𝑓 ! (𝑥)