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Proof of the sum rule

Dy = [u(x + Dx) + v(x + Dx)] - [u(x) + v(x)]

     = [u(x + Dx) - u(x)] - [v(x + Dx) - v(x)]

     = Du + Dv

We have

(The change of a sum is the sum of the changes of the parts.)