Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 2 - Differentiation - 2.4 Exercises - Page 139: 128

Answer

True.

Work Step by Step

This is the Chain Rule applied more than once. Note: The expression is true, but not because of the differentials "cancelling". While informally this may be used as a mnemonic, it is imperative to remember that $\dfrac{dy}{dx}$ is not a fraction, but a certain notation for the derivative.
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