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The document defines rules for taking derivatives of functions, including: 1) The constant rule, where the derivative of a constant is 0. 2) The identity rule, where the derivative of x is 1. 3) Rules for the derivative of a constant multiple, sum, product, and quotient of functions. 4) A rule for the square root of a function and another for a root of a function.

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Midterm Assignment3

The document defines rules for taking derivatives of functions, including: 1) The constant rule, where the derivative of a constant is 0. 2) The identity rule, where the derivative of x is 1. 3) Rules for the derivative of a constant multiple, sum, product, and quotient of functions. 4) A rule for the square root of a function and another for a root of a function.

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Assignment # 3

d (c )
=0 , while h =
dx

D1. The Constant Rule

d (c)
f ( x+ h )f ( x )
cc
=lim
=lim
=lim 0=0
dx h 0
h
h
h 0
h0

D2. The Identity Rule

d ( x)
=1 , while h =
dx

d ( x)
f ( x +h ) f ( x)
x +hx
h
=lim
=lim
=lim
lim 1=1
dx h 0
h
h
h h0
h0
h 0

D3.

The Constant Multiple

d (cu)
d (u)
=c
dx
dx

, while h =

d (cu)
cu ( x +h )cu(x )
c [u ( x +h )u(x )]
u ( x +h ) u( x)
d (u)
=lim
lim
=c lim
=c
dx
h
h
h
dx
h0
h0
h 0

D4. The Sum Rule

d (u+v ) d (u) d (v )
=
+
dx
dx
dx

, while h =

u ( x+ h )u( x)
h

+v ( x+ h )v (x)
]
[
h
[ u ( x +h ) + v ( x +h ) ] [u ( x ) + v ( x)]
=lim
h
h 0
lim
h 0

d
[u ( x ) + v ( x)]
dx

lim

h0

u ( x+ h )u( x ) v ( x+ h )v (x) d (u) d (v)


+
=
+
h
h
dx
dx

D5. The Product Rule

d (uv)
d (v ) d (u)
=u
+v
, while h= x
dx
dx
dx

u ( x +h ) v ( x+ h )u ( x ) v (x)
u ( x +h ) v ( x+ h )u ( x +h ) v ( x )+u ( x +h ) v ( x )u ( x ) v ( x)
d
(uv ) lim
=lim
dx
h
h
h 0
h 0
x

u ( x +h ) u
v ( x+ h )v ( x )
u ( x+ h )
+v ( x )
h
lim
h0

lim u ( x +h )lim
h0

h 0

v ( x+ h )v (x)
u ( x+ h )u( x)
+ v ( x )lim
h
h
h 0

d
dv
du
( uv )=u + v
dx
dx
dx

d
D6. The Quotient Rule

( uv ) = v dudx u dvdx

dx

, while h =

v ( x ) u ( x +h ) u ( x ) v (x +h)
d u
lim
dx v h 0
hv ( x+ h ) v (x)

()

v ( x ) u ( x +h ) v ( x ) u ( x )+ v ( x ) u ( x )u ( x ) v ( x +h)
d u
lim
dx v h 0
hv ( x+ h ) v ( x)

()

d u
=lim
dx v h 0

()

v( x)

u ( x+ h )u ( X )
v ( x +h )v (x )
u (x)
h
h
v ( x+ h ) v (x)

du
dv
u
d u
dx
dx
=
2
dx v
v

()

D8. The Square Root Rule

lim

x+ h x =lim

h0

h0

lim

h0

D9.

d (u)
d ( u)
dx
=
dx
2 u

x +h x x+ h+ x
h

x +h+ x

, while h =

=lim
h 0

x+ hx
h( x+ h+ x)

h
1
1
=lim
=
h( x +h+ x) h 0 x +h+ x 2 x

d 1
n d
=
(u)
dx un u n+1 dx

( )

, while h =

and f(x) =

( x +h)n
1
1
xn

f ( x +h )f ( x )
( x+ h)n x n
( x+ h)n x n ( x+ h)n x n
lim
=lim
=lim
h
h
h
h0
h 0
h 0
n

x (x +h)
(x+ h)n x n
x n( x+h)n
lim
=lim
n n
h
h0
h 0 h( x+ h) x

1
n
x

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