\begin{frame} \frametitle{Differentiation Rules: Chain Rule} Suppose we want to differentiate \begin{talign} f(x) = \sqrt{x^2 + 1} \end{talign} \pause The rules, we have seen so far, do not help. \pause\bigskip However, we know how to differentiate the functions: \begin{talign} g(x) &= \sqrt{x} & h(x) &= x^2 + 1 \end{talign} \pause We can write $f$ as: \begin{talign} f(x) = g(h(x)) \end{talign} \pause That is: \begin{talign} f = g\circ h \end{talign} \pause \alert{We need a rule that gives us $f'$ from $g'$ and $h'$\ldots} \end{frame}