I checked the differentiation of (x)(x+y) using an online derivative tool which gives the result:
ddx((x)(x+y))=x+y+x(ddx(y)+1)
But using a different tool I found that derivate is:
ddx((x)(x+y))=2x+y
If there's no partial differentiation involved then does it mean there are different ways to interpret the given problem? i.e.
In first case, it is interpreted as f(g(x),h(x,y))=(x)(x+y) ?
and in second case it is f(g(x),h(x))=(x)(x+y) ?
I don't understand how the product rule is getting applied here and why y is constant in second case?
Answer
In the first case, the online solver "thinks" y is a function of x and therefore only indicates the derivative, while in the second case the program treats y as an independent variable. In both cases the product rule is being applied.
To be more explicit:
Let f(x)=x and g(x)=x+y. Then x(x+y)=f(x)g(x). Then the product rule says that
(f(x)(g(x))′=f′(x)g(x)+f(x)g′(x).
Note that f′(x)=1 and that if y is and independent variable from x then g′(x)=1+0=1. Substituting in the product rule we obtain
(f(x)(g(x))′=1(x+y)+x(1)=x+x+y=2x+y.
However if y depends of x, g′(x)=1+d/dx(y). When substituting again on the product rule, you obtain the other result.
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