Question

I don't understand how this version of the chain rule makes sense. Please help

Answer 1

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Answer 2

What exactly is your problem with it? This is just the formal writing of 'inner times outer derivative'

Answer 3

Have you learned the chain rule for multivariable functions? If so, which form did you learn?