Comments on: How To Understand Derivatives: The Quotient Rule, Exponents, and Logarithms https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-understand-derivatives-the-quotient-rule-exponents-and-logarithms/ Math lessons that click Thu, 07 Feb 2019 21:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Laura Houghton https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-understand-derivatives-the-quotient-rule-exponents-and-logarithms/#comment-335330 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:07:57 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/?p=2259#comment-335330 In reply to Laura Houghton.

Okay I get it. (e^x)^2 = e^2x but e^(x^2) doesn’t equal e^2x except at x=2.

]]> By: Laura Houghton https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-understand-derivatives-the-quotient-rule-exponents-and-logarithms/#comment-335324 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 05:04:02 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/?p=2259#comment-335324 Bit confused as to why d/dx e^x^2 = 2x e^x^2 yet d/dx e^2x = 2e^2x, since aren’t e^x^2 and e^2x the same?

]]> By: kalid https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-understand-derivatives-the-quotient-rule-exponents-and-logarithms/#comment-332834 Wed, 25 May 2016 18:12:48 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/?p=2259#comment-332834 In reply to Anthony.

Good catch! Just fixed, thank you.

]]> By: Anthony https://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-understand-derivatives-the-quotient-rule-exponents-and-logarithms/#comment-332824 Tue, 24 May 2016 04:56:25 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/?p=2259#comment-332824 Hi,

Under the section for the division rule you wrote :

“We want the difference between neighboring values of 1/g: 1/g and 1(g + dg). For example: …”

should it read 1/g and 1/(g+dg) ?

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