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We have learned how to differentiate simple algebraical functions such as x2 + c or ax4, and we have now to consider how to tackle the sum of two or more functions.
The rules given in this chapter are today known as the sum rule, the difference rule, the product rule, and the quotient rule.—M.G.
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© 1998 Martin Gardner
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Thompson, S.P., Gardner, M. (1998). Sums, Differences, Products, and Quotients. In: Calculus Made Easy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15058-8_9
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