\begin{frame} \frametitle{Differentiation Rules: Chain Rule} \begin{block}{} \begin{malign} (f\circ g)'(x) \;=\; f'(g(x)) \cdot g'(x) \end{malign} \end{block} \begin{exampleblock}{} Let $f(x) = \sqrt{x^2 + 1}$. Find $f'(x)$. \pause\medskip We have that \begin{talign} f(x) &= g(h(x)) &\text{where}&& g(x) &= \sqrt{x} & h(x) &= x^2 + 1 \end{talign} \pause and \begin{talign} g'(x) = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}} && \mpause[1]{h'(x) = 2x} \end{talign} \pause\pause Hence: \begin{talign} f'(x) = (g\circ h)'(x) = \mpause[1]{ \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x^2 + 1}} \cdot 2x } \mpause[2]{= \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2 + 1}} } \end{talign} \end{exampleblock} \vspace{10cm} \end{frame}