A-Level Maths OCR B (MEI) (H640)

#9.14 Chain rule

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Be able to differentiate composite functions using the chain rule.

y=f(u)y=f(u), u=g(x)u=g(x),

dydx=dydu×dudx\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{dy}{du} × \dfrac{du}{dx}

Or {f[g(x)]}′=f′[g(x)]g′(x)\big\{f\big[g(x)\big]\big\}' = f'\big[g(x)\big]g'(x)

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