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The Chain Rule is used for a composition of two functions (in other words, a function within a function) Example: Arnold the paper boy gets paid $25 dollars a week as well as $0.05 per paper delivered. Every week he drops off 20 papers to an apartment building, and then delivers as many as he can, which is 30 papers per hour.
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Example continued… Write the number of papers delivered, n, as a function of time, h: n(t) = 30h+20 Write the amount earned, A, as a function of n: A(n)=0.05n + 25 Write the amount earned, A as a function of t. A(t) = 0.05(30h+20) + 25 = 1.5h + 1
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Determine the rate of change of amount earned with respect to time A’(t) = 1.5 OR A’(t) = A’[n(t)] x n’(t) = 0.05 x 30 = 1.5 This can also be written as
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Example: Find the derivative of OR
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In General: Given two differentiable functions g(x) and h(x), the derivative of the composite function f(x) = g[h(x)] is Or if y = f(u) and u = g(x), then
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Power of a Function Rule
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Examples: Textbook #1d #2c
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…Examples continued #3d #5d
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…Examples continued #8c #11
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…Examples continued Workbook p.39 #16d Homework: Workbook p.118 #1-5,7,8 ace,10,14
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