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Quotient Rule

The Derivative rule

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{d\over dx} \left[{f(x)\over g(x)}\right]= {g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x)\over [g(x)]^2}.
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See also Chain Rule, Derivative, Power Rule, Product Rule


References

Abramowitz, M. and Stegun, C. A. (Eds.). Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, 9th printing. New York: Dover, p. 11, 1972.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25