High School Square root differential problem

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The discussion focuses on a mathematical problem involving the differentiation of a function using Taylor series. The original poster is confused about how the second term of an equation is derived and questions the absence of certain terms in the denominator of the second equation. They clarify that the variable epsilon (ε) represents the difference between x and a, specifically when a is zero. The conversation emphasizes the application of the chain rule in deriving the terms, particularly how εh is treated when evaluating the derivative at zero. Ultimately, the resolution hinges on understanding how terms simplify during differentiation.
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Hi,

I working on their text this equation did not make sense to me.

From equation 1 it differentiate second term , I wonder how he got second term of equation 2.

What I think is, what I wrote at the bottom

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They are doing a Taylor series and writing ## f(x)=f(a)+f'(a)(x-a) +... ## In this case ## x=\epsilon ## and ## a=0 ##. ## \\ ## I agree with their result.
 
but how did they resolve
f(x)=f(a)+f′(a)(x−a)+..
to get second term in eq 2.
 
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but how did they resolve
f(x)=f(a)+f′(a)(x−a)+..
to get second term in eq 2.
The chain rule. In numerator of ## f'(\epsilon) ## you have ## 2(y'+\epsilon h) h ##. You then compute ## f'(0) ##.
 
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but then why there is no ϵh' term in denominator in second term in equation 2 ?
It should have stayed there.

and if were to consider ϵ = 0 then why there is still e multiplying second term in equation 2 ?
 
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but then why there is no ϵh' term in denominator in second term in equation 2 ?
It should have stayed there.

and if were to consider ϵ = 0 then why there is still e multiplying second term in equation 2 ?
The ## \epsilon ## is from ## (x-a)=(\epsilon-0)= \epsilon ##. Meanwhile, the ## \epsilon h ## in tthe denominator gets put equal to zero as part of taking ## f'(0) ##. (The entire term is the product of both of these which is ## f'(0)(x-a) ##.)
 
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