diff --git a/docs/mhf4u7.md b/docs/mhf4u7.md index bb8a2c0..1e56be0 100644 --- a/docs/mhf4u7.md +++ b/docs/mhf4u7.md @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ The derivative of a linear equation is always constant, and the derivative of a ### Derivative rules -These rules can be used in place of/to supplement finding derivative functions using first principles and are usually much faster to calculate. +These rules can be used in place of/to supplement finding derivative functions using first principles and are usually much faster to calculate. These rules assume that all of the functions involved are differentiable. The degree of a derivative is always the degree of the original function$-1$. @@ -468,13 +468,39 @@ $$f´(x) = k·g(x)$$ $$f´(x) = 2·2x$$ $$f´(x) = 4x$$ -The **sum rule** applies to all functions of the form $f(x) = g(x) + h(x)$, where $g(x)$ and $h(x)$ are known to be differentiable, such that: +The **sum rule** applies to all functions of the form $f(x) = g(x) + h(x)$ such that: $$f´(x) = g´(x) + h´(x)$$ ??? example $$f(x) = 2x^2 + 3x$$ $$f´(x) = 4x + 3$$ +The **product rule** applies to all functions of the form $f(x) = g(x)h(x)$ such that: +$$f´(x) = g´(x)h(x) + g(x)h´(x)$$ + +??? example + $$f(x) = (2x+5)(x-1)$$ + $$f´(x) = 2(x-1) + (2x+5)·1$$ + $$f´(x) = 4x + 1$$ + +The **extended product rule** applies to all functions of the form $f(x) = g(x)h(x)j(x)$ such that: +$$f´(x) = g´(x)h(x)j(x) + g(x)h´(x)j(x) + g(x)h(x)j´(x)$$ + +The **quotient rule** applies to all functions of the form $f(x) = \frac{g(x)}{h(x)}$ such that: +$$f´(x) = \frac{g´(x)h(x)-g(x)h´(x)}{[h(x)]^2}, h(x) ≠ 0$$ + +??? example + $$f(x) = \frac{2x+5}{x-1}$$ + $$f´(x) = \frac{2(x-1) - (2x+5)·1}{(x-1)^2}$$ + $$f´(x) = -\frac{7}{(x-1)^2}$$ + +The **mini chain rule** (to be replaced by the actual chain rule) applies to all functions of the form $f(x) = [g(x)]^n$ such that: +$$f´(x) = n[g(x)]^{n-1}·g´(x)$$ + +??? example + $$f(x) = (4x^2-3x+1)^7$$ + $$f´(x) = 7(4x^2-3x+1)^6 (8x-3)$$ + ## Resources - [IB Math Analysis and Approaches Syllabus](/resources/g11/ib-math-syllabus.pdf)