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AP Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions

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    Choose derivative rules for explicit, composite, inverse, and implicit functions while respecting domains.

Follow rates through nested functions, curves and inverse mappings; select coherent procedures and differentiate rates again.

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  1. 3.1 The Chain Rule ↗
  2. 3.2 Implicit Differentiation ↗
  3. 3.3 Differentiating Inverse Functions ↗
  4. 3.4 Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions ↗
  5. 3.5 Selecting Procedures for Calculating Derivatives ↗
  6. 3.6 Calculating Higher-Order Derivatives ↗
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