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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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    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.










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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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    May 30 '14 at 5:40






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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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    $begingroup$
    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




    $begingroup$
    0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
    $endgroup$
    – user122415
    May 30 '14 at 5:40






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  • 2




    $begingroup$
    The partial derivative of a constant is the same as the ordinary derivative of a constant, namely...?
    $endgroup$
    – David
    May 30 '14 at 5:38






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
    $endgroup$
    – 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
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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?
$endgroup$
– user122415
May 30 '14 at 5:40




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0? So dc/da = 0.08? That's what you are saying?
$endgroup$
– 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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