Stage 36 · Limits, Derivatives & Their Applications

36.4.3 The Product Rule

36.4 The Differentiation Toolbox: Formulas and Rules

Point 3 of 6

36.4.3 The Product Rule

Core idea

When two quantities multiply, let each one change in turn and add the results: (uv)′=u′v+uv′.

Module goal. Turn point-by-point limit-taking into looking things up and applying rules, so differentiation is fast and accurate across common functions and nested structures.
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