 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Write
$$
\begin{aligned}
f(a+h)g(a+h)-f(a)g(a)
={}&[f(a+h)-f(a)]g(a+h)\\
&+f(a)[g(a+h)-g(a)].
\end{aligned}
$$
Divide by $h$ and let $h\to0$. Differentiability implies continuity, so $g(a+h)\to g(a)$. Therefore the <product rule> gives
$$
\boxed{(fg)'(a)=f'(a)g(a)+f(a)g'(a)}.
$$

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