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pyroknife
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A basic question, not a homework problem.
Say I have the expression:
5x = 10
Can I apply the derivative operator, d/dx, to both sides?
d/dx(5x)=d/dx(10) would imply 5=0.
I thought you can apply operators to both sides of an equation. Why can't you not do it in this case?
Say I have the expression:
5x = 10
Can I apply the derivative operator, d/dx, to both sides?
d/dx(5x)=d/dx(10) would imply 5=0.
I thought you can apply operators to both sides of an equation. Why can't you not do it in this case?