Lesson 2.

10: Higher
Order Derivatives

Chapter 2: Derivatives
Tasks!
For 60 minutes, each student must
• Read and study the topic involving Higher Order Derivatives;
• Answer the Online Quiz posted under Modules Week 11 Day 4.

As part of the Performance Task,

• On a short bond paper/graph paper, construct a creative summary on
the steps and techniques needed in solving higher order derivatives.
Objective:
• The learner will be able to compute higher order derivatives of a
function.
Concepts
• The derivative of a given differentiable function is called first
derivative.
• This first derivative of the given function is also a function and the
derivative of this first derivative is called second derivative.
• The derivative of the second derivative is called third derivative.
• The derivative of the third derivative is called fourth derivative, and so
on.
Notations
NOTATIONS FOR HIGHER DERIVATIVES
𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 … 𝑛𝑡ℎ
𝑓′′(𝑥) 𝑓′′′(𝑥) 𝑓 78 𝑥 …
𝑦′′ 𝑦′′′ 𝑦 78 …
𝑑: 𝑦 𝑑; 𝑦 𝑑< 𝑦
…
𝑑𝑥 : 𝑑𝑥 ; 𝑑𝑥 <
𝐷=: (𝑦) 𝐷=; (𝑦) 𝐷=< 𝑦
Example #1: Find the first, second, third, and
𝟒 𝟑
fourth derivatives of 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟐
𝒙 + 𝟖.
• 𝒇H 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖𝒙 − 𝟏

• 𝒇HH 𝒙 = 𝟑𝟔𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑𝟎𝒙 + 𝟖

• 𝒇HHH 𝒙 = 𝟕𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑𝟎

• 𝒇𝑰𝑽 𝒙 = 𝟕𝟐
Example #2: Find the first, second, and third
𝟒
derivatives of 𝒚 = 𝟓 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒙 + 𝟐 − 𝟑𝒙.
𝒙S𝟔
𝑦 = 5 cos(𝑥) + 4 𝑥 + 6 Z: − 3𝑥
• 𝑦 H = 5 − sin 𝑥 + 4 −2 𝑥 + 6 Z; − 3
Z𝟑 𝟖
= −𝟖 𝒙 + 𝟔 − 𝟓 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 or − − 𝟓 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙
𝒙S𝟔 𝟑
• 𝑦 HH = −8 −3 𝑥 + 6 Z<
− 5 cos 𝑥
Z𝟒 𝟐𝟒
= 𝟐𝟒 𝒙 + 𝟔 − 𝟓 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 or 𝒙S𝟔 𝟒
− 𝟓 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙
• 𝑦 HHH = 24 −4 𝑥 + 6 Ze
− 5(− sin 𝑥)
Z𝟓 𝟗𝟔
= −𝟗𝟔 𝒙 + 𝟔 + 𝟓 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 or 𝟓 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 − 𝒙S𝟔 𝟓
Example #3: Find the first and second
𝟐 𝟐
derivatives of 𝒙 + 𝟒𝒚 = 𝟏𝟔.
First Derivative 𝑑𝑦
𝑥 : + 4𝑦 : = 16 8𝑦 = −2𝑥
𝑑𝑥

𝑑 : 𝑑 𝑑 𝑑𝑦 −2𝑥
𝑥 + :
4𝑦 = 16 =
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 8𝑦

𝑑𝑦 𝒅𝒚 −𝒙
2𝑥 + 8𝑦 =0 =
𝑑𝑥 𝒅𝒙 𝟒𝒚
Example #3: Find the first and second
𝟐 𝟐
derivatives of 𝒙 + 𝟒𝒚 = 𝟏𝟔.
Second Derivative −16𝑦 : − 4𝑥 :
𝑑𝑦 −𝑥 4𝑦
= =
𝑑𝑥 4𝑦 4𝑦 :

𝑑𝑦 −16𝑦 : − 4𝑥 :
𝑑 : 𝑦 4 𝑦 −1 − −𝑥 4 𝑑𝑥 =
= 4𝑦 ;
𝑑𝑥 : 4𝑦 :

𝑑𝑦 −4(4𝑦 : + 𝑥 : )
−4𝑦 + 4𝑥 =
= 𝑑𝑥 4𝑦 ;
4𝑦 :
But 𝑥 : + 4𝑦 : = 16.
jk Z=
Replace by . 𝑑:𝑦 4 16
j= <k
−𝑥 = −
: −4𝑦 + 4𝑥 𝑑𝑥 : 4𝑦 ;
𝑑 𝑦 4𝑦
=
𝑑𝑥 : 4𝑦 : 64
=−
64𝑦 ;

𝟏
=−
𝒚𝟑
Activity and Assignment
Performance Task
On a short bond paper/graph paper, construct a creative summary on the
steps and techniques needed in solving for higher order derivatives.

Online Activity
Answer the Quiz posted under Modules Week 11 Day 4 on the topic Higher
Order Derivatives. THIS WILL SERVE AS TODAY’S ATTENDANCE.

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