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\input{../preamble.tex}

\outcome{Identify products of functions.}
\outcome{Use the product rule to calculate derivatives.}
\outcome{Identify quotients of functions.}
\outcome{Use the quotient rule to calculate derivatives.}
\outcome{Combine derivative rules to take derivatives of more complicated functions.}
\outcome{Explain the signs of the terms in the numerator of the quotient rule.}
\outcome{Multiply tangent lines to justify the product rule.}
\outcome{Use the product and quotient rule to calculate derivatives from a table of values.}

\title[Dig-In:]{The Product Rule and Quotient Rule}

\begin{document}
\begin{abstract}
Here we compute derivatives of products and quotients of functions
\end{abstract}
\maketitle

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where $f(x)=x^2+1$ and $g(x)=x^3-3x$. An obvious guess for the
derivative of $f(x)g(x)$ is the product of the derivatives:
\begin{align*}
f'(x)g'(x) &= (2x)(3x^2-3)\\
f'(x)g'(x) &= (\answer[given]{2x})(\answer[given]{3x^2-3})\\
&= 6x^3-6x.
\end{align*}
Is this guess correct? We can check by rewriting $f(x)$
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\end{align*}
Hence
\[
\ddx f(x) g(x) = 5x^4-6x^2-3,
\ddx f(x) g(x) = \ddx(x^5 - 2x^3 - 3x) = \answer[given]{5x^4-6x^2-3},
\]
so we see that
\[
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\begin{proof}
From the limit definition of the derivative, write
\[
\ddx (f(x)g(x)) = \lim_{h \to0} \frac{f(x+h)g(x+h) - f(x)g(x)}{h}
\ddx (f(x)g(x)) = \lim_{h \to0} \frac{f(\answer[given]{x+h})g(\answer[given]{x+h}) - f(\answer[given]{x})g(\answer[given]{x})}{\answer[given]{h}}
\]
Now we use the exact same trick we used in the proof of
Theorem~\ref{theorem:limit-product}, we add $0 = -f(x+h)g(x) + f(x+h)g(x)$:
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\ddx f(x)g(x).
\]

\begin{explanation}
Write
\begin{align*}
\ddx f(x)g(x) &= f(x)g'(x) + f'(x)g(x)\\
&=(x^2+1)(3x^2-3) + 2x(x^3-3x).
&=(x^2+1)(\answer[given]{3x^2-3}) + (\answer[given]{2x})(x^3-3x).
\end{align*}
We could stop here---but we should show that expanding this out recovers our previous result. Write
\begin{align*}
(x^2+1)(3x^2-3) + 2x(x^3-3x) &= 3x^4-3x^2 +3x^2 -3 + 2x^4-6x^2\\
&=5x^4-6x^2-3,
&=\answer[given]{5x^4-6x^2-3},
\end{align*}
which is precisely what we obtained before.
\end{explanation}
\end{example}





\section{The Quotient Rule}

\index{quotient rule}
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then we could use the product rule to complete our proof. Write
\begin{align*}
\ddx\frac{1}{g(x)}&=\lim_{h\to0} \frac{\frac{1}{g(x+h)}-\frac{1}{g(x)}}{h} \\
&=\lim_{h\to0} \frac{\frac{g(x)-g(x+h)}{g(x+h)g(x)}}{h} \\
&=\lim_{h\to0} \frac{\frac{g(\answer[given]{x})-g(\answer[given]{x+h})}{g(x+h)g(x)}}{h} \\
&=\lim_{h\to0} \frac{g(x)-g(x+h)}{g(x+h)g(x)h} \\
&=\lim_{h\to0} -\frac{g(x+h)-g(x)}{h} \frac{1}{g(x+h)g(x)} \\
&=-\frac{g'(x)}{g(x)^2}.
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\ddx \frac{x^2+1}{x^3-3x}.
\]

\begin{explanation}
Write
\begin{align*}
\ddx \frac{x^2+1}{x^3-3x} &= \frac{2x(x^3-3x)-(x^2+1)(3x^2-3)}{(x^3-3x)^2}\\
&=\frac{-x^4-6x^2+3}{(x^3-3x)^2}.
\ddx \frac{x^2+1}{x^3-3x} &= \frac{2x(\answer[given]{x^3-3x})-(\answer[given]{x^2+1})(3x^2-3)}{(\answer[given]{x^3-3x})^2}\\
&=\frac{-x^4-6x^2+3}{(\answer[given]{x^3-3x})^2}.
\end{align*}
\end{explanation}
\end{example}

It is often possible to calculate derivatives in more than one way, as
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\]
in two ways. First using the quotient rule and then using the product
rule.

\begin{explanation}
First, we'll compute the derivative using the quotient rule. Write
\[
\ddx \frac{625-x^2}{\sqrt{x}} = \frac{\left(-2x\right)\left(\sqrt{x}\right) - (625-x^2)\left(\frac{1}{2}x^{-1/2}\right)}{x}.
\ddx \frac{625-x^2}{\sqrt{x}} = \frac{\left(-2x\right)\left(\answer[given]{\sqrt{x}}\right) - (\answer[given]{625-x^2})\left(\frac{1}{2}x^{-1/2}\right)}{\answer[given]{x}}.
\]
\end{explanation}
\begin{explanation}
Second, we'll compute the derivative using the product rule:
\begin{align*}
\ddx \frac{625-x^2}{\sqrt{x}} &= \ddx \left(625-x^2\right)x^{-1/2}\\
&=\left(625-x^2\right)\left(\frac{-x^{-3/2}}{2}\right)+ (-2x)\left(x^{-1/2}\right).
&=\left(625-x^2\right)\left(\answer[given]{\frac{-x^{-3/2}}{2}}\right)+ (\answer[given]{-2x})\left(x^{-1/2}\right).
\end{align*}
With a bit of algebra, both of these simplify to
\[
-\frac{3x^2+625}{2x^{3/2}}.
\]
\end{explanation}
\end{example}


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