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It is worth giving one more piece of evidence for the formula above,
this time based on increments in function, {{MATH_38}}, and increments in variable, {{MATH_39}}. Consider this plot of a function {{MATH_40}} and its inverse:
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Since the graph of the inverse of a function is the reflection of the graph of the function over
the line {{MATH_47}}, we see that the increments are ``switched'' when
reflected. Hence we see that
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Taking the limit as {{MATH_49}} goes to {{MATH_50}}, we can obtain the expression for the derivative of {{MATH_51}}. {{CMD_52}}
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