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What is Function?
A function is an equation that has only one answer for y for
every x.
What do you mean by Rationalize?
The process of eliminating a radical or imaginary number
from the denominator or numerator of a fraction.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the student should be able to:
Define derivatives;
Apply the definition of derivative of a function;
Enumerate the steps in finding the derivative of a function;
Column A Column B
Formal Definition of
Derivatives
WHAT IS DERIVATIVE?
Derivative is the change in a certain function, it is also
an instant rate of change.
FORMULA
Based on the definition of derivative, we can have the formula
f’(x)= lim f(x+ Δx)-f(x)
Δx→0 Δx
And the process of finding the derivative is
called differentiation.
y’, f(x), Dx, are used to denote derivative.
STEPS IN FINDING DERIVATIVE OF A FUNCTION
3. f(x)=4x-12