Product rule for partial differentiation

From Calculus

Statement for two functions

Statement for partial derivatives

Version type Statement for functions of two variables
specific point, named functions Suppose are both functions of variables . Suppose is a point in the domain of both and . Suppose the partial derivatives and both exist. Let denote the product of the functions. Then, we have:

Suppose the partial derivatives and both exist. Then, we have:
generic point, named functions Suppose are both functions of variables .


These hold wherever the right side expressions make sense (see concept of equality conditional to existence of one side).
generic point, named functions, point-free notation Suppose are both functions of variables .


These hold wherever the right side expressions make sense (see concept of equality conditional to existence of one side).

Statement for directional derivatives

Version type Statement
specific point, named functions Suppose are both real-valued functions of a vector variable . Suppose is a unit vector. Suppose is a point in the domain of both functions. Then, we have the following product rule for directional derivatives:
generic point, named functions Suppose are both real-valued functions of a vector variable . Suppose is a unit vector. Then, we have the following product rule for directional derivatives wherever the right side expression makes sense (see concept of equality conditional to existence of one side):
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generic point, named functions, point-free notation Suppose are both real-valued functions of a vector variable . Suppose is a unit vector. Then, we have the following product rule for directional derivatives wherever the right side expression makes sense (see concept of equality conditional to existence of one side):
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The rule applies at all points where the right side make sense.

Statement for gradient vectors

Version type Statement
specific point, named functions Suppose are both real-valued functions of a vector variable . Suppose is a point in the domain of both functions. Then, we have the following product rule for gradient vectors:
. Note that the products on the right side are scalar-vector multiplications.
generic point, named functions Suppose are both real-valued functions of a vector variable . Then, we have the following product rule for gradient vectors wherever the right side expression makes sense (see concept of equality conditional to existence of one side):
. Note that the products on the right side are scalar-vector function multiplications.
generic point, named functions, point-free notation Suppose are both real-valued functions of a vector variable . Then, we have the following product rule for gradient vectors wherever the right side expression makes sense (see concept of equality conditional to existence of one side):
. Note that the products on the right side are scalar-vector function multiplications.

Statement for multiple functions

Statement for partial derivatives

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Statement for directional derivatives

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Statement for gradient vectors

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