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How do you differentiate y=sin⁡(x2)y = \sin(x^2)y=sin(x2) using the chain rule?

  1. Identify inner (u=x2u = x^2u=x2) and outer (y=sin⁡(u)y = \sin(u)y=sin(u)) functions. 2. Differentiate: dydu=cos⁡(u)\frac{dy}{du} = \cos(u)dudy​=cos(u), dudx=2x\frac{du}{dx} = 2xdxdu​=2x. 3. Apply chain rule: dydx=cos⁡(x2)⋅2x=2xcos⁡(x2)\frac{dy}{dx} = \cos(x^2) \cdot 2x = 2x\cos(x^2)dxdy​=cos(x2)⋅2x=2xcos(x2).
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How do you differentiate y=sin⁡(x2)y = \sin(x^2)y=sin(x2) using the chain rule?

  1. Identify inner (u=x2u = x^2u=x2) and outer (y=sin⁡(u)y = \sin(u)y=sin(u)) functions. 2. Differentiate: dydu=cos⁡(u)\frac{dy}{du} = \cos(u)dudy​=cos(u), dudx=2x\frac{du}{dx} = 2xdxdu​=2x. 3. Apply chain rule: dydx=cos⁡(x2)⋅2x=2xcos⁡(x2)\frac{dy}{dx} = \cos(x^2) \cdot 2x = 2x\cos(x^2)dxdy​=cos(x2)⋅2x=2xcos(x2).

How do you find dydx\frac{dy}{dx}dxdy​ for x2+y2=25x^2 + y^2 = 25x2+y2=25 using implicit differentiation?

  1. Differentiate both sides: 2x+2ydydx=02x + 2y\frac{dy}{dx} = 02x+2ydxdy​=0. 2. Solve for dydx\frac{dy}{dx}dxdy​: dydx=−xy\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{x}{y}dxdy​=−yx​.

Steps to find higher-order derivatives?

  1. Find the first derivative, f′(x)f'(x)f′(x). 2. Find the derivative of f′(x)f'(x)f′(x) to get the second derivative, f′′(x)f''(x)f′′(x). 3. Repeat to find higher derivatives.

What is the chain rule formula?

dydx=dydu⋅dudx\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{du} \cdot \frac{du}{dx}dxdy​=dudy​⋅dxdu​

What is the formula for implicit differentiation of yny^nyn with respect to xxx?

ddx(yn)=n⋅yn−1⋅dydx\frac{d}{dx}(y^n) = n \cdot y^{n-1} \cdot \frac{dy}{dx}dxd​(yn)=n⋅yn−1⋅dxdy​

How to approximate the derivative using a table?

f(b)−f(a)b−a\frac{f(b) - f(a)}{b - a}b−af(b)−f(a)​

Define composite function.

A function formed by applying one function to the results of another; f(g(x))f(g(x))f(g(x)).

What is implicit differentiation?

A method to find dydx\frac{dy}{dx}dxdy​ when yyy is not explicitly defined as a function of xxx.

What is a higher-order derivative?

A derivative of a derivative (e.g., second derivative, third derivative).

Define the first derivative.

The derivative of a function, denoted as f′(x)f'(x)f′(x) or dydx\frac{dy}{dx}dxdy​, representing the slope of the tangent line.

Define the second derivative.

The derivative of the first derivative, denoted as f′′(x)f''(x)f′′(x) or d2ydx2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}dx2d2y​, indicating the concavity of the function.