Chain rule with multiple layers: For y = f(g(h(x))), dy/dx = f prime(g(h(x))) times g prime(h(x)) times h prime(x).
How to apply it: Apply the chain rule iteratively, working from the outermost function inward, multiplying each derivative.
Course: AP Calculus AB · Unit: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
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