Q.If $f(2)=4,\ f'(2)=3,\ g(2)=-1,\ g'(2)=2$, find $(f+g)'(2)$ and $(f-g)'(2)$.

Exactly as the algebra of limits builds the limit of a

combination of functions from the limits of the simpler functions inside it, the algebra of

derivatives builds the derivative of a sum, difference, product or quotient of two

differentiable functions $u(x)$ and $v(x)$ from their individual derivatives $u'(x)$ and

$v'(x)$ -- derived directly from the first-principles limit definition rather than merely

asserted. The sum/difference rule, $(u\pm v)'=u'\pm v'$, follows immediately from the limit sum

rule; the product rule, $(uv)'=u'v+uv'$, and the quotient rule, $(u/v)'=(u'v-uv')/v^2$ (for

$v\neq0$), both require the technique of subtracting and adding a strategically chosen term

inside the difference-quotient numerator before the limit can be split apart. These rules apply

even when the explicit formulas for $u$ and $v$ are unknown -- only their values and derivatives

at the point in question are needed -- exactly the shape of the standard exam question built

around them.