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I have no problem that I am trying to solve but simply a question about the derivative of an absolute value equation. I know that the derivative of and absolute value function is (x*x')/(abs(x)) and I understand the process of reaching this equation through the process shown here.
http://www.sinclair.edu/centers/mathlab/pub/findyourcourse/worksheets/Calculus/DerivativesInvolvingAbsoluteValue.pdf
I would like to know why one cannot give the answer of (abs(x))/(x*x') instead of the equation I mentioned earlier. Their graphs are exactly the same and do not have any differences I can find other than the equation.
For example the derivative of abs(x) should be x/abs(x) but the graph of abs(x)/x is defined for all the same values and also returns all the same values and the proper answer. Please help me understand why the latter equation is considered incorrect and not the derivative of the abs(x).
Thanks in advance for your help.
http://www.sinclair.edu/centers/mathlab/pub/findyourcourse/worksheets/Calculus/DerivativesInvolvingAbsoluteValue.pdf
I would like to know why one cannot give the answer of (abs(x))/(x*x') instead of the equation I mentioned earlier. Their graphs are exactly the same and do not have any differences I can find other than the equation.
For example the derivative of abs(x) should be x/abs(x) but the graph of abs(x)/x is defined for all the same values and also returns all the same values and the proper answer. Please help me understand why the latter equation is considered incorrect and not the derivative of the abs(x).
Thanks in advance for your help.
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