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Topic: denotion question
Replies: 7   Last Post: Feb 11, 1999 12:12 PM

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William L. Bahn

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Re: denotion question
Posted: Feb 10, 1999 4:28 PM
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It generally denotes the first derivative with respect to the independent
variable. In this case it would y' means dy/dx.

per thastrom wrote in message <79sh6h$dka$1@cubacola.tninet.se>...
>im having some trouble realizing what ' means, like in:
>
>2xyy'+x = (x+y^2)^3
>

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