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===Statement for gradient vectors===
===Statement for gradient vectors===


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| specific point, named functions || Suppose <math>f,g</math> are both real-valued functions of a vector variable <math>\overline{x}</math>. Suppose <math>\overline{x_0}</math> is a point in the domain of both functions. Then, we have the following product rule for [[gradient vector]]s:<br><math>\! \nabla(fg)(\overline{x_0}) =  f(\overline{x_0})\nabla g)(\overline{x_0}) + g(\overline{x_0}) \nabla (f)(\overline{x_0})</math>. Note that the products on the right side are scalar-vector multiplications.
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| generic point, named functions || Suppose <math>f,g</math> are both real-valued functions of a vector variable <math>\overline{x}</math>. Then, we have the following product rule for [[gradient vector]]s wherever the right side expression makes sense:<br><math>\! \nabla_{\overline{u}}(fg)=  f(\overline{x})\nabla (g)(\overline{x}) + g(\overline{x}) \nabla (f)(\overline{x})</math>. Note that the products on the right side are scalar-vector multiplications.
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| generic point, named functions, point-free notation || Suppose <math>f,g</math> are both real-valued functions of a vector variable <math>\overline{x}</math>. Suppose <math>\overline{u}</math> is a unit vector. Suppose <math>\overline{x_0}</math> is a point in the domain of both functions. Then, we have the following product rule for [[gradient vector]]s wherever the right side expression makes sense:<br><math>\! \nabla(fg) =  f\nabla (g) + g\nabla (f)</math>. Note that the products on the right side are scalar-vector multiplications.
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==Statement for multiple functions==
==Statement for multiple functions==

Revision as of 23:42, 17 December 2011

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.
generic point, named functions, point-free notation Suppose are both functions of variables .


These hold wherever the right side expressions make sense.

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:
.
generic point, named functions, point-free notation 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 wherever the right side expression makes sense:
.

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:
. Note that the products on the right side are scalar-vector multiplications.
generic point, named functions, point-free notation 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 gradient vectors wherever the right side expression makes sense:
. Note that the products on the right side are scalar-vector multiplications.

Statement for multiple functions

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