# Unit 3 Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions

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ENDURING UNDERSTANDING

FUN-3 Recognizing opportunities to apply derivative rules can simplify differentiation.

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 Topic Name Essential Knowledge 3.1 The Chain Rule LEARNING OBJECTIVE FUN-3.C Calculate derivatives of compositions of differentiable functions. FUN-3.C.1 The chain rule provides a way to differentiate composite functions.

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 3.2 Implicit Differentiation LEARNING OBJECTIVE  FUN-3.D Calculate derivatives of implicitly defined functions. FUN-3.D.1 The chain rule is the basis for implicit differentiation.

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Implicit Differentiation  Approaches to teaching about implicit differentiation

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 3.3 Differentiating Inverse Functions LEARNING OBJECTIVE FUN-3.D Calculate derivatives of implicitly defined functions FUN-3.D.1 The chain rule is the basis for implicit differentiation.

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 3.4 Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions LEARNING OBJECTIVE  FUN-3.E Calculate derivatives of inverse and inverse trigonometric functions. FUN-3.E.1 The chain rule and definition of an inverse function can be used to find the derivative of an inverse function, provided the derivative exists.

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 3.5 Selecting Procedures for Calculating Derivatives LEARNING OBJECTIVE None

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 3.6 Calculating Higher-Order Derivatives LEARNING OBJECTIVE FUN-3.F Determine higher order derivatives of a function FUN-3.F.1 Differentiating f  ′ produces the second derivative f  ″, provided the derivative of f  ′ exists; repeating this process produces higher order derivatives of f . FUN-3.F.2 Higher-order derivatives are represented with a variety of notations. For $y=f\left( x \right)$ ,notations for  the second derivative include $\frac{{{{d}^{2}}y}}{{d{{x}^{2}}}},{{f}'}'\left( x \right),$ , and  ${{y}'}'$ . Higher-order derivatives can be denoted $\frac{{{{d}^{n}}y}}{{d{{x}^{n}}}}$ or ${{f}^{{\left( n \right)}}}\left( x \right)$

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