Calculus (X): How To Really Understand The Quotient Rule

The first principles behind the quotient rule of differentiation!

Hemanth
Street Science

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Calculus (X): How To Really Understand The Quotient Rule — Whiteboard graphics showing the following: u(x) = 6x² + a; v(x) = 2x + b; y(x) = (6x³ + a)/(2x + b) = u/v; ‘a’ and ‘b’ are constants; dy/dx = ??
Derivative for division— Illustration created by the author

Welcome to the tenth entry in the calculus series, where we cover the first principles behind the quotient rule of differentiation.

In my previous essay, I covered the product rule. Now, we are about to continue from where we ended the…

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