Arch mage144 (7:28:45 PM): WTF?
Arch mage144 (7:28:54 PM): How the fuck do you take the derivative of an absolute value function?
pd Rydia (7:29:01 PM): LSD
EternalDragonAya (7:29:14 PM): You...you know I can't remember.
Smartzvn85 (7:29:29 PM): There is a formula for that
pd Rydia (7:29:51 PM): A formula?!
pd Rydia (7:29:53 PM): IN MATH?
EternalDragonAya (7:29:59 PM): I think it ...hmmm..
EternalDragonAya (7:30:15 PM): I think its derivative is weird. 
Arch mage144 (7:30:26 PM): OK, calculator, tell me the answer!
DarkLordKelne (7:31:02 PM): Been too long since I've had to do that to know.
Arch mage144 (7:31:24 PM): ...apparently if f(x) = |x|, f'(x) = -1 and 1, or something.
Arch mage144 (7:31:36 PM): ...which is NOT HELPFUL in the context of this utterly stupid problem.
EternalDragonAya (7:31:37 PM): I'd imagine the derivative of an absolute value function would resemble, graphically, a disjoint graph with an open circle at the Y axis and a straight line at y=1 and y= -1
Arch mage144 (7:32:07 PM): You're right.
Arch mage144 (7:32:11 PM): ...the fuck.
Smartzvn85 (7:32:16 PM): Well, they say here the d/dx (ln |x| ) = 1/x
EternalDragonAya (7:32:31 PM): What's the problem say?
Arch mage144 (7:32:55 PM): Technically I'm supposed to bend 2 - |t| over backwards, ram my cock in its ass, and force it to give up its local extrema.
Arch mage144 (7:33:25 PM): This is officially a really dumb problem o.O
Will Rennar (7:33:35 PM): No kidding. x_X
EternalDragonAya (7:33:49 PM): *dies laughing*
EternalDragonAya (7:33:58 PM): Brian has hit upon the heart of college math.
pd Rydia (7:34:33 PM): >D