How to Explain the Chain Rule: A Visual, Verbal, and Mathematical Approach

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Homework Statement



The question is: How would you explain the chain rule to a classmate?

My teacher wants: 1.a graph, 2. in words, 3. using math

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I said: for the function y=f[g(x)], the chain rule is d/dx[g(x)].

Whats the graph like?
 
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What do you mean by d/dx[g(x)]?
 
DERIvative of g(x)...
 
You should have written it as: y'(x) = f'(g(x))g'(x). What you have written is not the chain rule.
 

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