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Derivative Rules
Derivative Rules
Spring 2012
1. Constant Rule 2. Constant Multiple Rule 3. Sum Rule 4. Dierence Rule 5. Product Rule 6. Quotient Rule
7. Chain Rule
d [f (g (x ))] = f (g (x ))g (x ) dx
1. Powers 2. Sine 3. Cosine 4. Tangent 5. Secant 6. Cosecant 7. Cotangent 8. Exponential (base e ) 9. Exponential (base a) 10. Natural Logarithm
d n [x ] = nx n1 dx d [sin x ] = cos x dx d [cos x ] = sin x dx d [tan x ] = sec2 x dx d [sec x ] = sec x tan x dx d [csc x ] = csc x cot x dx d [cot x ] = csc2 x dx d x [e ] = e x dx d x [a ] = ax ln a dx d 1 [ln x ] = dx x d 1 [loga x ] = dx x ln a
d [(f (x ))n ] = n(f (x ))n1 f (x ) dx d [sin (f (x ))] = cos (f (x ))f (x ) dx d [cos (f (x ))] = sin (f (x ))f (x ) dx d [tan (f (x ))] = sec2 (f (x ))f (x ) dx d [sec (f (x ))] = sec (f (x )) tan (f (x ))f (x ) dx d [csc (f (x ))] = csc (f (x )) cot (f (x ))f (x ) dx d [cot (f (x ))] = csc2 (f (x ))f (x ) dx d e (f (x )) = e (f (x )) f (x ) dx d a(f (x )) = a(f (x )) ln af (x ) dx d 1 [ln f (x )] = f (x ) dx f (x ) d 1 [loga f (x )] = f (x ) dx f (x ) ln a
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Spring 2012
Let F (x ) be any antiderivative of f (x ). That is, F (x ) = f (x ). The most general antiderivative of f (x ) is then F (x ) + C . Original Function 1. Constant Rule 2. Constant Multiple Rule 3. Sum Rule 4. Dierence Rule General Antiderivative
c (a constant) cf (x ) f (x ) + g (x ) f (x ) g (x )
cx + C cF (x ) + C F (x ) + G (x ) + C F (x ) G (x ) + C
1. Powers (n = 1) 2. Powers (n = 1) 3. Sine 4. Cosine 5. Secant squared 6. Secant times tangent 7. Cosecant times cotangent 8. Cosecant squared 9. Exponential (base e ) 10. Exponential (base a)
xn
1 x sin x cos x sec2 x sec x tan x csc x cot x csc2 x
x n+1 +C n+1
ln |x | + C cos x + C sin x + C tan x + C sec x + C csc x + C cot x + C
ex ax
ex + C ax +C ln a
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