Partial derivative with constant
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Given
$$c = 0.03 + 0.08a$$
What is $dfrac{partial c}{partial a}$?
I'm guessing $dfrac{partial c}{partial a} = 0.03 + 0.08 = 0.11$?
The constant is confusing me. Thanks.
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Given
$$c = 0.03 + 0.08a$$
What is $dfrac{partial c}{partial a}$?
I'm guessing $dfrac{partial c}{partial a} = 0.03 + 0.08 = 0.11$?
The constant is confusing me. Thanks.
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The partial derivative of a constant is the same as the ordinary derivative of a constant, namely...?
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– David
May 30 '14 at 5:38
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0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
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Given
$$c = 0.03 + 0.08a$$
What is $dfrac{partial c}{partial a}$?
I'm guessing $dfrac{partial c}{partial a} = 0.03 + 0.08 = 0.11$?
The constant is confusing me. Thanks.
partial-derivative
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Given
$$c = 0.03 + 0.08a$$
What is $dfrac{partial c}{partial a}$?
I'm guessing $dfrac{partial c}{partial a} = 0.03 + 0.08 = 0.11$?
The constant is confusing me. Thanks.
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The partial derivative of a constant is the same as the ordinary derivative of a constant, namely...?
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– David
May 30 '14 at 5:38
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0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
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– user122415
May 30 '14 at 5:40
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The partial derivative of a constant is the same as the ordinary derivative of a constant, namely...?
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– David
May 30 '14 at 5:38
3
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0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
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– user122415
May 30 '14 at 5:40
2
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The partial derivative of a constant is the same as the ordinary derivative of a constant, namely...?
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– David
May 30 '14 at 5:38
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The partial derivative of a constant is the same as the ordinary derivative of a constant, namely...?
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– David
May 30 '14 at 5:38
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0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
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– user122415
May 30 '14 at 5:40
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0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
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– user122415
May 30 '14 at 5:40
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Think of $c$ as $c(a)$, as in $c$ is a function in terms of the independent variable $a$. (This means $c$ is not a constant.) Hopefully this will help clear that confusion you had with the $c$.
Given $c = 0.03 + 0.08a$
Then begin{align}frac{partial c}{partial a} &= frac{partial}{partial a} (0.03 + 0.08a) \ &=frac{partial}{partial a}(0.03) + frac{partial}{partial a}(0.08a) \ &= 0 + 0.08 \ &=boxed{0.08}end{align}
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Think of $c$ as $c(a)$, as in $c$ is a function in terms of the independent variable $a$. (This means $c$ is not a constant.) Hopefully this will help clear that confusion you had with the $c$.
Given $c = 0.03 + 0.08a$
Then begin{align}frac{partial c}{partial a} &= frac{partial}{partial a} (0.03 + 0.08a) \ &=frac{partial}{partial a}(0.03) + frac{partial}{partial a}(0.08a) \ &= 0 + 0.08 \ &=boxed{0.08}end{align}
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Think of $c$ as $c(a)$, as in $c$ is a function in terms of the independent variable $a$. (This means $c$ is not a constant.) Hopefully this will help clear that confusion you had with the $c$.
Given $c = 0.03 + 0.08a$
Then begin{align}frac{partial c}{partial a} &= frac{partial}{partial a} (0.03 + 0.08a) \ &=frac{partial}{partial a}(0.03) + frac{partial}{partial a}(0.08a) \ &= 0 + 0.08 \ &=boxed{0.08}end{align}
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Think of $c$ as $c(a)$, as in $c$ is a function in terms of the independent variable $a$. (This means $c$ is not a constant.) Hopefully this will help clear that confusion you had with the $c$.
Given $c = 0.03 + 0.08a$
Then begin{align}frac{partial c}{partial a} &= frac{partial}{partial a} (0.03 + 0.08a) \ &=frac{partial}{partial a}(0.03) + frac{partial}{partial a}(0.08a) \ &= 0 + 0.08 \ &=boxed{0.08}end{align}
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Think of $c$ as $c(a)$, as in $c$ is a function in terms of the independent variable $a$. (This means $c$ is not a constant.) Hopefully this will help clear that confusion you had with the $c$.
Given $c = 0.03 + 0.08a$
Then begin{align}frac{partial c}{partial a} &= frac{partial}{partial a} (0.03 + 0.08a) \ &=frac{partial}{partial a}(0.03) + frac{partial}{partial a}(0.08a) \ &= 0 + 0.08 \ &=boxed{0.08}end{align}
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0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
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