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Calculus 3.6 - The Chain Rule
Greg Kelly puts together another great slide presentation to demonstrate ways to combine derivative rules to evaluate more complicated functions. This pattern is called the chain rule. He shows step by step ways to solve these...
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Worksheet 25 - Chain Rule
In this chain rule worksheet, students use the chain rule and substitution to find partial derivatives. They identify total surface area, and find the distance from the origin to the plane. This one-page worksheet contains seven...
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Chain Rule
Keep it on the chains. Pupils work through the steps in the chain rule using the interactive as a guide. Learners identify the two composed functions and their associated derivatives from a set of choices. They continue on to build the...
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Calculus AB/BC - The Chain Rule
Unshackle oneself from the burden of not understanding derivatives. The first of seven lessons in Unit 3 - Differentiation looks at the Chain Rule. By watching a video, scholars learn when to apply the rule and how to use it to determine...
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Proving the Chain Rule
Understanding how our calculus derivative formulas were derived, connects learners to the idea that the study of mathematics is continuous and cumulative. Learners will also develop a deeper appreciation for the short cuts used to find a...
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The Chain Rule
In this calculus worksheet, students are given 21 short-answer problems regarding the "chain rule", derivatives, rate of change and completing tables.
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Differentiation Using the Chain Rule
In this calculus worksheet, students solve problems using differentiation and the chain rules. They take the derivatives of equations using specific equations. There are 21 problems with an answer key.
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Calculus Worksheet
In this calculus worksheet, students solve 10 different problems that include determining the first derivative in each. First, they apply properties of logarithmic functions to expand the right side of each equation. Then, students...
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Derivatives of Inverse Functions
In this derivatives worksheet, students use the chain rule to show equalities between functions. They read a tutorial that guides them through the process of using the chain rule to find derivatives. This worksheet includes five short...
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Sudoku Puzzle with Derivatives
In this Sudoku puzzle worksheet, students use basic derivative formulas, the chain rule and implicit differentiation to solve given problems. This six-page worksheet contains 26 problems. Answers are provided on the last page.
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Inverse Trig Functions: Chain Rule
For this trigonometric functions worksheet, students differentiate inverse trigonometric functions using the chain rule. There are 15 questions.
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Related Rates Problems: An Application of Implicit Differentiation and the Chain Rule
In this related rates problem instructional activity, students use the chain rule and implicit differentiation to solve related rate problems, such an writing an expression relating to the ripple of a circle. This three-page...
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The Chain Rule and Applications
In this chain rule worksheet, students use the chain rule to differentiate compositions, and determine the value of the limits. They give reasons justifying each step of the chain theorem. This six-page worksheet contains theorems,...
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Derivative Theorems
Put all of the derivative rules into one basket. The lesson stars with warm-up exercises that provide a connection to previously learned concepts. The lesson plan uses the different derivative theorems to calculate a variety of...
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Calculus AB/BC - Selecting Procedures for Derivatives
Don't get lost trying to memorize all those derivative rules. Scholars review the different methods at their disposal to determine derivatives from Units 2 and 3. They fill out a graphic organizer and then complete a set of practice...
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Matter and Motion 3
In this matter and motion worksheet, students solve 3 different types of problems that relate to the chain rule for multivariable functions. First, they find the rate of increase of the volume of a can and the rate of increase of the...
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Calculus AB/BC - Using the Second Derivative Test to Determine Extrema
Take a second look at extrema of functions. Pupils learn how to use the second derivative to determine whether a critical point is a maximum or a minimum. Learners use concavity to identify critical points as either a max or a min and...
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Practice Test: Derivatives
In this derivatives worksheet, students identify the partial derivatives of a function, find the rate of change, and determine the maximum and minimum values of a function. This one-page worksheet contains 6 multi-step problems.
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Composition of Functions and the Chain Rule
In this function worksheet, students determine the natural domain and range for functions and formulas. They identify the composition of two functions and complete the derivation of the quotient rule. This three-page worksheet contains...
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Bingo: Derivatives, Power Rule, Product Rule, Quotient Rule
In this derivatives worksheet, students find the derivative of 25 problems. Students use the power, product, and quotient rule to find the derivative of various functions.
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The Chain Rule and an Interesting Derivative
In this calculus activity, students use the chain rule to derive functions. They use function notations correctly as they solve word problems using the derivative. There are 3 questions.
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Integration by Substitution
Looking for help in introducing integration by substitution to your calculus students? Here is a instructional activity that walks a learner through a review of the change rule, and then by starting with more recognizable derivatives,...
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Multivariable Calculus: Multivaribale Chain Rule
In this multivariable chain rule worksheet, students use the chain rule theorem to complete given problems. This worksheet contains an example, explanations, and thirteen problems to solve.
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Practicing the Chain Rules
In this calculus worksheet, students solve problems using the chain rule to take the derivative and solve the function. There are 6 questions which require the students to find the correct strategy to solve the equations.