From 74dabe18ad0f6434a8c095a8913b5bde9bfb5221 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eggy Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 14:36:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] math: clarify what a constant is --- docs/mhf4u7.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/mhf4u7.md b/docs/mhf4u7.md index c8598cb..3d11c5c 100644 --- a/docs/mhf4u7.md +++ b/docs/mhf4u7.md @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ When solving for questions that ask for rate of change related to other rates of - variables are defined - equations are written in terms of derivates - the equations are differentiated **with respect to time** - - apply derivative rules (especially the chain rule) to every variable that is not a constant + - apply derivative rules (especially the chain rule) to every variable that is not a constant (i.e., that changes with respect to time) - substitute values only at the end ## Resources