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Calculus Cheat Sheet Derivatives Reduced PDF
Calculus Cheat Sheet Derivatives Reduced PDF
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 f ( x ) = f ( x ) sec2 f ( x )
f ( x) d
equivalent notations for the derivative. notations for derivative evaluated at x = a . 3.
d
(
ln f ( x ) = ) 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 f ( x ) = f ( x ) cos f ( x ) 8. (
tan-1 f ( x ) = )
1 + f ( x )
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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