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Introduction to differentiation
Derivatives
dy
 is called the derivative of y with respect to x.
dx
 f ' ( x) is called the gradient function of the curve y=f(x)

d 2
 ( x )=2 x means “if you differentiate x 2 with respect to x , the result is 2 x”
dx
Rules of differentiation
n dy n−1
IF y=x ,then =nx
dx
d d
dx
[ kf ( x ) ] =k [f ( x )]
dx
d d d
dx
[ f ( x ) ± g ( x ) ] = [f ( x ) ]± [ g ( x )]
dx dx

The Chain Rule

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