Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337613924
ISBN 13: 978-1-33761-392-7

Chapter 3 - Review - True-False Quiz - Page 269: 2

Answer

False. This is not true because you must use the Product Rule when taking the derivative of a product of functions.

Work Step by Step

The correct way to take the derivative of the product of functions is $\frac{d}{dx} [f(x)g(x)]= f(x)g'(x) + f'(x)g(x)$, according to the Product Rule.
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