Maths - Quotient Rule

2021-03-23
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What is the Quotient Rule used for??

Finding the derivative of two things being divided.

$$\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{u}{v}\right)$$ What is this equal to??

$$ \frac{v \cdot \frac{du}{dx} - u \cdot \frac{dv}{dx}}{v^2} $$

What is important you remember about the product rule??

The order.

Where does the $v^2$ bit come from in the product rule??

It’s actually the product rule with $v^{-1}$, which goes to $\frac{1}{v^2}$


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title: Maths - Quotient Rule