Chain Rule

Overview


Single Variable


{% [f(g(x))]' = f'(g(x)) \times g'(x) %}

Multi Variable Chain Rule


{% \frac{\partial{\vec{f}}}{\partial{\vec{x}}} =\begin{bmatrix} \frac{\partial{f_1}}{\partial{x_1}} & \frac{\partial{f_1}}{\partial{x_2}} & ... & \frac{\partial{f_1}}{\partial{x_n}} \\ \frac{\partial{f_2}}{\partial{x_1}} & \frac{\partial{f_2}}{\partial{x_2}} & ... & \frac{\partial{f_2}}{\partial{x_n}} \\ ... \\ \frac{\partial{f_m}}{\partial{x_1}} & \frac{\partial{f_m}}{\partial{x_2}} & ... & \frac{\partial{f_m}}{\partial{x_n}} \\ \end{bmatrix} %}
{% \frac{\partial{\vec{f}}}{\partial{\vec{x}}} = \frac{\partial{\vec{f}}}{\partial{\vec{g}}} \times \frac{\partial{\vec{g}}}{\partial{\vec{x}}} %}

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