Product and Quotient Rules for Derivatives

Guided Notes for this lecture

In this section we look at how we find derivatives of functions that have been multiplied together or set up as a quotient. These rules are particular to these two circumstances.

We can use the product rule to determine the tangent line, just like in our earlier sections

Now that we have the basic examples of the product rule, let's take a look at some advanced examples.

Now we will consder how to find derivatives of quotients.

Finally we look at some advanced quotient examples.

At the end of this section you should be able to answer the following questions:

1. What do we look for in a function to determine if we should use a product or quotient rule?
2. How do the product and quotient rule differ from the chain rule?

Check Your Understanding
You should try these problems before reviewing the solutions to to these non-graded practice problems.