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| Function Type | Outer Function $f(u)$ | Inner Function $g(x)$ | Derivative $[f(g(x))]'$ |
| Power of Function | $u^n$ | $g(x)$ | $n[g(x)]^{n-1} \cdot g'(x)$ |
| Exponential | $e^u$ | $g(x)$ | $e^{g(x)} \cdot g'(x)$ |
| Natural Logarithm | $\ln(u)$ | $g(x)$ | $\frac{g'(x)}{g(x)}$ |
| Trigonometric | $\sin(u)$ | $g(x)$ | $\cos(g(x)) \cdot g'(x)$ |
Forgetting the 'inner derivative': Differentiating $\sin(3x^2)$ as $\cos(3x^2)$ instead of multiplying by $(3x^2)' = 6x$, yielding the correct derivative $6x\cos(3x^2)$.
Differentiate $y = (4x^3 - 5x + 2)^5$. Let $u = 4x^3 - 5x + 2$, then $y = u^5$. By Chain Rule: $\frac{dy}{dx} = 5u^4 \cdot \frac{du}{dx} = 5(4x^3 - 5x + 2)^4 \cdot (12x^2 - 5)$.
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Yes. For nested functions like f(g(h(x))), the derivative is f'(g(h(x))) * g'(h(x)) * h'(x).
U-substitution is literally the Chain Rule in reverse (the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
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