Why Is Leibnitz Rule Applied This Way?

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The Leibniz rule for differentiating under the integral sign is applied as follows: \(\frac{d}{d\theta}\int^{b(\theta)}_{a(\theta)}f(\theta,t)dt = \int^{b(\theta)}_{a(\theta)}\frac{\partial}{\partial \theta}f(\theta,t)dt + f(\theta, b(\theta)) \frac{\partial b(\theta)}{\partial \theta} - f(\theta, a(\theta))\frac{\partial a(\theta)}{\partial \theta}\). This formulation arises from the need to account for the variable limits of integration, \(a(\theta)\) and \(b(\theta)\), and the dependence of the integrand \(f(\theta, t)\) on the parameter \(\theta\). The discussion emphasizes the importance of creatively introducing zeros in the limit definition of the derivative to derive the correct terms.

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I found a particular integral in my stat book.

[itex]\frac{d}{ d\theta}\int^{b(\theta)}_{a(\theta)}f(\theta,t)dt = <br /> <br /> \int^{b(\theta)}_{a( \theta)}\frac{ \partial}{ \partial \theta}f( \theta ,t)dt + <br /> <br /> f( \theta, b( \theta)) \frac {\partial b(\theta)}{ \partial \theta} - <br /> <br /> f(\theta, a(\theta))\frac{ \partial a(\theta)}{\partial \theta}[/itex]

Why is this the case? Why is it not...

[itex]\int^{b(\theta)}_{a(\theta)}f(\theta,t)dt = <br /> <br /> \int^{b(\theta)}_{a( \theta)}\frac{ \partial}{ \partial \theta}f( \theta ,t)dt + <br /> <br /> \frac{d}{ d\theta} [F( \theta, b( \theta)) - F(\theta, a(\theta))]<br /> [/itex]
EDITED: Fixing LaTeX, as per usual. Sorry Folks.
 
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1. Set up the limit definition of the derivative.
2. Now, you have to add zero in a creative way within the limit expression.
3. For example:
[tex]\int_{a(\theta+h)}^{b(\theta+h)}f(\theta+h,t)dt=\int_{a(\theta+h)}^{b(\theta+h)}f(\theta+h,t)dt-\int_{a(\theta+h)}^{b(\theta)}f(\theta+h,t)dt+\int_{a(\theta+h)}^{b(\theta)}f(\theta+h,t)dt=\int_{b(\theta)}^{b(\theta+h)}f(\theta+h,t)dt+\int_{a(\theta+h)}^{b(\theta)}f(\theta+h,t)dt[/tex]
The first integral is readily seen to converge (when divided by h and letting h go to zero) to the second term in your first line's RHS.
With the two remainding integrals within your limiting expression, add another creative zero to get the other two terms in your first line's RHS
 
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