Chain Rule Differentiation

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What is the Chain Rule in differentiation?

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The Chain Rule is a formula for computing the derivative of the composition of two or more functions. It states that if you have a function f(g(x)), then the derivative f'(g(x)) * g'(x).

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Find the derivative of f(x) = 7(3x + 4)^5.

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f'(x) = 105(3x + 4)^4.

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What rule should be used in deriving h(x) = 2(x - 4)^3?

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Chain rule.

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Find the derivative of f(x) = (x^6 + 4)^5.

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f'(x) = 30x^5(x^6 + 4)^4.

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If f(x)=(6x^2-5x)^7, what is f'(x)?

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f'(x) = 7(6x^2-5x)^6(12x-5).

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Find the derivative of f(x) = (x^2 + 1)^6.

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f'(x) = 12x(x^2 + 1)^5.

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What is the Power Rule in differentiation?

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The Power Rule states that if f(x) = x^n, then f'(x) = n*x^(n-1).

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What is the Product Rule in differentiation?

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The Product Rule states that if you have two functions u(x) and v(x), then the derivative of their product is u'v + uv'.

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What is the Quotient Rule in differentiation?

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The Quotient Rule states that if you have a function that is the quotient of two functions u(x) and v(x), then the derivative is (u'v - uv')/v^2.

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How do you apply the Chain Rule to find the derivative of f(x) = (g(x))^n?

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Use the formula: f'(x) = n(g(x))^(n-1) * g'(x).