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* {{BookReference|Handbook of mathematical functions|1964|Milton Abramowitz|author2=Irene A. Stegun|prev=Minkowski's inequality for integrals|next=Sum rule for derivatives}}: 3.3.1
 
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Theorem

Let $f$ and $g$ be differentiable functions and $c$ a constant. Then the following formula holds: $$\dfrac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \left[cf(x) \right] = c f'(x),$$ where $\dfrac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}$ denotes the derivative operator.

Proof

References