The Product and Quotient Rules
If you recall, our formula for slope is defined as: we can also write this as: Therefore: Therefore: can be written as:
Let: Then: You can see this relationship by looking at the following diagram:
So:
Therefore, if then: This is called the Product Rule
Find the derivative of: Answer:
Find the derivative of: Answer:
Find the derivative of: Answer: Find the derivative of: Answer:
Let: Then: If: Then:
This is called the Quotient Rule
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Find the coordinates of any stationary points on the following curves and state the nature of each: Answer: Max at (1, 256), Min at (5, 0)