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Calculus Cheat Sheet Derivatives Reduced
Calculus Cheat Sheet Derivatives Reduced
If y = f ( x ) then all of the following are If y = f ( x ) all of the following are equivalent
2.
dx
e (
d f ( x)
)
= f ¢( x ) e ( )
f x
6.
d
dx
( )
tan éë f ( x ) ùû = f ¢ ( x ) sec2 éë f ( x ) ùû
f ¢( x) d
equivalent notations for the derivative. notations for derivative evaluated at x = a . 3.
d
(
ln éë f ( x ) ùû = ) 7. ( sec [ f ( x )]) = f ¢( x ) sec[ f ( x)] tan [ f ( x )]
df dy d df dy dx f ( x) dx
f ¢ ( x ) = y¢ = = = ( f ( x ) ) = Df ( x ) f ¢ ( a ) = y¢ x =a = = = Df ( a ) d f ¢( x)
dx dx dx dx x= a dx x=a 4.
d
( )
sin éë f ( x ) ùû = f ¢ ( x ) cos éë f ( x ) ùû 8. (
tan-1 ëé f ( x ) ûù = )
1 + ëé f ( x ) ûù
2
dx dx
Interpretation of the Derivative
If y = f ( x ) then, 2. f ¢ ( a ) is the instantaneous rate of Higher Order Derivatives
The Second Derivative is denoted as The nth Derivative is denoted as
1. m = f ¢ ( a ) is the slope of the tangent change of f ( x ) at x = a . 2
d f dn f
line to y = f ( x ) at x = a and the 3. If f ( x ) is the position of an object at f ¢¢ ( x ) = f ( 2) ( x ) = 2 and is defined as f ( n ) ( x ) = n and is defined as
dx dx
equation of the tangent line at x = a is time x then f ¢ ( a ) is the velocity of
given by y = f ( a ) + f ¢ ( a )( x - a ) . the object at x = a .
¢
f ¢¢ ( x ) = ( f ¢ ( x ) ) , i.e. the derivative of the ( ¢
)
f ( x ) = f ( n -1) ( x ) , i.e. the derivative of
( n )
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