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OhMyMarkov
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- Mar 5, 2012
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Hello Everyone!
This has been confusing me a lot: consider a function $f(x) = x^2 + 2x + 3$. Now, $\frac{\partial f}{\partial x} = 2x + 2$. Now, someone tells me that $y = x^2$. What is $\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}$ now?
This has been confusing me a lot: consider a function $f(x) = x^2 + 2x + 3$. Now, $\frac{\partial f}{\partial x} = 2x + 2$. Now, someone tells me that $y = x^2$. What is $\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}$ now?