I need a way to define a function and its derivative as functions. That
is, I want to accomplish what one might expect the following would do:
f(x) := q*x^2 + r;
df(x) := diff( f('x), 'x );
But if you do this the x variable in df(x) is in no way related to the x
variable in f(x). If you try this:
df(x) := diff( f(x), x );
It fails as obviously you are differentiating with whatever is passed to
df(x), not the symbolic variable x anymore.
I even tried using an intermediary:
eq : q*x^2 + r;
f(x) := eq;
df(x) := diff( eq, 'x );
But this also didn't work.
So, how do I do this, that is, create a function and then create its
derivative (also as a function).
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