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Quotient Rule Proof in Differentiation

This document proves the quotient rule of differentiation. It begins by writing the quotient f(x)/g(x) as a limit definition and rearranging terms. It then factors terms involving g(a) and f(a) and applies basic limit properties to rewrite the expression in terms of the individual derivatives of f(x) and g(x). After taking the limits, the quotient rule is obtained: f'(a)/g(a) = (g(a)f'(a) - f(a)g'(a))/g(a)^2, assuming g(a) ≠ 0.

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Quotient Rule Proof in Differentiation

This document proves the quotient rule of differentiation. It begins by writing the quotient f(x)/g(x) as a limit definition and rearranging terms. It then factors terms involving g(a) and f(a) and applies basic limit properties to rewrite the expression in terms of the individual derivatives of f(x) and g(x). After taking the limits, the quotient rule is obtained: f'(a)/g(a) = (g(a)f'(a) - f(a)g'(a))/g(a)^2, assuming g(a) ≠ 0.

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Assingment 5

Proof the Theorems of Differentiation


Let f and g the functions that are differentiable at the point a. function

f
g

g(a) 0 , is also differentiable at a.


'

'

g ( a ) f ( a )f ( a ) g ( a )
f '
( a )=
,
g
g2( a )

()

if g(a) 0

First plug the quotient into the definition of the derivative and rewrite the quotient.
f ( a+h ) f ( a )

g ( a+h ) g ( a )
f
( a )=lim
g
h
h 0
'

()

lim

h0

1 f ( a+h ) g ( a )f ( a ) g (a+h)
h
g ( a+h ) g( a)

f '
1 f ( a+h ) g ( a )f ( a ) g ( a ) + f ( a ) g ( a )f (a)g( a+h)
=lim
g
h 0 h
g ( a+ h ) g (a)

()

'

f ( a+h ) g ( a )f ( a ) g ( a ) + f ( a ) g ( a )f (a) g( a+h)


f
1
=lim
g
h
h 0 g ( a+h ) g(a)

()

Note that all we did was interchange the two denominators. Since we are multiplying
the fractions we can do this.
Next, the larger fraction can be broken up as follows.
f ( a+ h ) g ( a )f ( a ) g ( a ) f ( a ) g ( a ) f (a)g(a+h)
f '
1
=lim
+
g
h
h
h 0 g ( a+h ) g(a)

()

In the first fraction we will factor a g(a) and in the second we will factor a
f (a) . This gives,

f ( a+ h )f ( a )
g ( a+h )g(a)
f '
1
=lim
g (a )
f (a)
g
h
h
h 0 g ( a+h ) g( a)

()

We can now use the basic properties of limits to write this as,

((

f '
1
=
lim g( a)
g
lim g ( a+h ) lim g (a) h 0

()

h0

h 0

The individual limits are,


g' (a)=lim
h 0

g ( a+ h )g( a)
h

g(a)=lim g ( a+h )
h 0

g(a)=lim g ( a )
h 0

f ' (a)=lim

h0

f ( a+ h )f (a)
h

f (a)=lim f ( a+ h )
h 0

f (a)=lim f ( a )
h 0

lim f ( a+ h )f ( a )
h 0

)(

lim f (a)
h 0

lim g ( a+h )g ( a )
h0

))

The first two limits in each row are nothing more than the definition the derivative for
g(a) and f (a) respectively. Recall that the limit of a constant is just the
constant. Well since the limit is only concerned with allowing h to go to zero as far as
its concerned g(a) and f (a) are constants since changing h will not change a.
Note that the function is probably not a constant, however as far as the limit is
concerned the function can be treated as a constant.
Plugging in the limits and doing some rearranging gives,
f '
1
(a)=
( g ( a ) f ' ( a ) f ( a ) g' ( a ) )
g
g (a) g (a )

()

g ( a ) f ' (a)f ( a ) g' (a)


f '
(a)=
g
g2 ( a)

()

Theres the quotient rule

if g(a) 0 .. proven

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