Evaluate using Leibniz rule and/or chain rule

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I want to evaluate
$$ \frac{d}{dt}\int_{0}^{^{\eta(t)}}\rho(p,t)dz $$

where p itself is $$ p=p(z,t) $$

I have the feeling I have to use Leibniz rule and/or chain rule, but I'm not sure how...

Thanks.
 
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Alex_ra said:
I want to evaluate
$$ \frac{d}{dt}\int_{0}^{^{\eta(t)}}\rho(p,t)dz $$

where p itself is $$ p=p(z,t) $$

I have the feeling I have to use Leibniz rule and/or chain rule, but I'm not sure how...

Thanks.
So ##\rho(p,t)=\rho(p(z,t),t)=\varphi(z,t)##, and if ##\phi_z(z,t)## is the anti-derivative of ##\varphi(z,t)## with respect to the first coordinate, your are actually looking for ##\frac{d}{dt} \left( \phi_z(\eta(t),t) - \phi_z(0,t) \right)##.
Don't know whether this helps.
 
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The chain rule let's us differentiate each instance of the variable separately.
$$\dfrac{d}{dt}\int_{0}^{^{\eta(t)}}\rho(p(z,t),t)dz=\left.\left(\dfrac{\partial}{\partial u}+\dfrac{\partial}{\partial v}+\dfrac{\partial}{\partial w}\right)\int_{0}^{^{\eta(u)}}\rho(p(z,v),w)dz\right|_{u,v,w=t}$$
So replace each t by a dummy variable differentiate with respect to each and add them up, then replace each with t again.
 
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Thanks fresh_24 and lurflurf for your quick and helfpul answers! Have a nice day.