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Constants, Coordinate Functions, Sums and Products of CkC^k Functions on a Euclidean Open Set

lemmaAnalysisMultivariable Calculuslem:ck-algebra-euclidean-2026a
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Reason: Initial publication: partial-derivative arithmetic (sum, scalar multiple, Leibniz), smoothness of constants and coordinate projections, and closure of the classes C^k and smooth under sums, scalar multiples and products, all on def:ck-map-euclidean-2026a.

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Let nn be a natural number, let R\mathbb{R} be the real numbers, let UU be an open subset of Euclidean space Rn\mathbb{R}^n, let f,g:URf,g:U\to\mathbb{R}, and let cRc\in\mathbb{R}. Write f+gf+g, cfcf and fgfg for the pointwise sum, scalar multiple and product on UU, given by

(f+g)(x)=f(x)+g(x),(cf)(x)=cf(x),(fg)(x)=f(x)g(x)(xU).(f+g)(x)=f(x)+g(x),\qquad (cf)(x)=c\,f(x),\qquad (fg)(x)=f(x)\,g(x)\qquad(x\in U).

1. (Partial derivatives) Let xUx\in U and i{1,,n}i\in\{1,\dots,n\}, and suppose that the partial derivatives of ff and of gg with respect to the iith variable exist at xx. Then those of f+gf+g, cfcf and fgfg exist at xx, and

i(f+g)(x)=if(x)+ig(x),i(cf)(x)=cif(x),\partial_i(f+g)(x)=\partial_i f(x)+\partial_i g(x),\qquad \partial_i(cf)(x)=c\,\partial_i f(x), i(fg)(x)=if(x)g(x)+f(x)ig(x).\partial_i(fg)(x)=\partial_i f(x)\,g(x)+f(x)\,\partial_i g(x).

2. (Constants and coordinate functions) For every bRb\in\mathbb{R}, the function URU\to\mathbb{R} with constant value bb is smooth on UU. For every l{1,,n}l\in\{1,\dots,n\}, the llth coordinate function πl:UR\pi_l:U\to\mathbb{R} given by πl(x)=xl\pi_l(x)=x_l is smooth on UU.

3. (Sums, scalar multiples and products) Let kk be a natural number. If ff and gg are of class CkC^k on UU, then f+gf+g, cfcf and fgfg are of class CkC^k on UU. If ff and gg are smooth on UU, then f+gf+g, cfcf and fgfg are smooth on UU.

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