In one or two sentences

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Parametric, Polar, and Vector-Valued Functions · Parametric, Polar, and Vector-Valued Functions

Problem

In one or two sentences, explain why differentiating r(t)=⟨f(g(t)), h(g(t)), k(g(t))⟩\mathbf r(t)=\langle f(g(t)),\,h(g(t)),\,k(g(t))\rangle component by component produces the correct overall derivative drdt\dfrac{d\mathbf r}{dt}.

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