Derivative Table

d du dv
1. ( u v) =
dx dx dx
d du
2. (cu ) = c
dx dx
d dv du
3. (uv) = u +v
dx dx dx
d dw du dv
4. (uvw ) = uv + vw + wu
dx dx dx dx
du dv
v u
d u dx dx
5. =
dx v v 2

6. (Chain rule) If y = f(u) is differentiable on u = g(x) and u = g(x) is differentiable

on point x, then the composite function y = f(g(x)) is differentiable and
dy dy du
=
dx du dx
7. (Chain rule)
dy dy du dw
=
dx du dw dx
8. (Inverse function) If y = f(x) has a non-zero derivative at x and the inverse function
x = f -1(y) is continuous at corresponding point y, then x = f -1(y) is differentiable and:
dx 1
=
dy dy
dx
x = f (t )
9. (Parametric equation) For the equation , f(t) and g(t) are differentiable
y = g( t )
dy
dy dt
and f(t) 0, then = .
dx dx
dt
10. (Parametric equation)
dx d 2 y d 2 x dy

d2y
= dt dt
2
dt 2 dt = x ' y' ' x ' ' y'
3
dx
2
dx (x' )3

dt

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 dc d 1
11. =0 30. cos 1 x =
dx dx 1 x2
d n d 1
12. x = nx n 1 31. tan 1 x =
dx dx 1+ x2
d 1 d 1
13. x= 32. sec 1 x =
dx 2 x dx x x 2 1
d 1 1 d 1
= 2
1
14. 33. cot x =
dx x x dx 1+ x2
d 1 n d 1
15. n = n +1 34. csc 1 x =
dx x x dx x x2 1
d n 1 d
16. x= 35. sinh x = cosh x
dx n n x n 1 dx
d x d
17. e = ex 36. cosh x = sinh x
dx dx
d x d
18. a = a x ln a 37. tanh x = sec h 2 x
dx dx
d x d
19. x = x x (1 + ln x ) 38. coth x = csc h 2 x
dx dx
d 1 d
20. ln x = 39. sec h x = sec h x tanh x
dx x dx
d 1 d
21. log a x = 40. csc hx = csc h x coth x
dx x ln a dx

22.
d
dx
1
log x = log e
x
0.4343
x
41.
d
dx
sinh 1 x =
d
dx
(
ln x + 1 + x 2 =
1
1+ x2
)
23.
d
sin x = cos x 42.
d
cosh 1 x =
d
( )
ln x + x 2 1 =
1
, x >1
dx dx dx x2 1
d d d 1 1+ x 1
24. cos x = sin x 43. tanh 1 x = ln = , x <1
dx dx dx 2 1 x 1 x 2
d d d 1 x +1 1
25. tan x = sec 2 x 44. coth 1 x = ln = 2 , x >1
dx dx dx 2 x 1 x 1
d d 1
26. sec x = sec x tan x 45. sec h 1 x = , x <1
dx dx x 1 x2
d d 1
27. cot x = csc 2 x 46. csc h 1 x =
dx dx x x2 +1
d d d
28. csc x = csc x cot x 47. ln(sinh x ) = coth x , ln(cosh x ) = tanh x
dx dx dx
d 1
29. sin 1 x =
dx 1 x2

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Higher Derivatives
dn n
12. sin 2 x = 2 n 1 sin 2x +
2
n
dn m dx
1. x = m(m 1)....(m n + 1) x mn
dx n
dn n
13. sin mx = m n sin mx +
n 1 1 3 5 .... (2n 3)
dn
1
n dx n
2
2. x = ( 1) x 2
dx n 2n dn n
14. cos mx = m n cos mx +
2
n
dn 1 dx
= ( 1) n +1
n n!
3. n
dx x x dn y n
15. y = tan 1 x , = (n 1)!cos n y sin ny +
2
n
dn x dx
4. n
e = ex
dx dn y
16. y = cot 1 x , n
= (1) n (n 1)!sin n y sin ny
d n ax + b dx
5. n
e = a n e ax + b
dx 17.
dn x
a = a x (ln a )
n
6.
( ) b
n
dx dn y n
y = e ax sin bx , = a 2
+ b e sin bx + n tan 1
2 2 ax

a
n
dx
dn ( n 1)!
ln x = ( 1)
n 1
7. n
dx xn
18.
dn n 1 (n 1)!
8. log a x = ( 1)
(ln a )x n
( )
n
dx dn y n
b
y = e cos bx ,
ax
= a 2 + b2 2 e ax cos bx + n tan 1
n a
n n
d dx
9. sin x = sin x +
2
n
dx
dn n 19. (Leibnitz Theorem)
10. cos x = cos x +
2
n
dx n
n
dn sinh x , n is even ( uv ) = C u ( n i ) v ( i ) ,
(n )
11. n
sinh x = , i =0 i
dx cosh x , n is odd
dn cosh x , n is even
cosh x = dru
dx n
sinh x , n is odd where u ( 0 ) = u , v ( 0 ) = v, u ( r ) =
dx r

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