TEMPLATE APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION (RATE, SMALL CHANGE)

Rate of Change Small Change (means changes less

than 1)
Keywords Rate Keywords Small change,
approximate, estimate
𝑑 𝛿𝑦 means:
a. Rate means 𝑑𝑡 [ ]
b. Rate increase (positive rate) - change of y
- 𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑤 − 𝑦𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙
c. Rate decrease (negative rate)

Basic Geometry Formula:- 𝛿𝑥 means:

a. Area of Circle: What need - change of x
𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2 to know? - 𝑥𝑛𝑒𝑤 − 𝑥𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙
b. Area of Cone Curve Surface:
𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟𝑙 If decrease 𝛿𝑥 or 𝛿𝑦 will
c. Area of Cylinder Curve be negative
What need Surface: If increase 𝛿𝑥 or 𝛿𝑦 will
to know? 𝐴 = 2𝜋𝑟ℎ be positive
d. Volume of Cone: 1. Write down
1
𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3 𝑑𝑦 𝛿𝑦
e. Volume of Cylinder: ≈
𝑑𝑥 𝛿𝑥
𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
f. Volume of Pyramid:
1
𝑉 = × 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 × ℎ
3

Chain Rule: 2. Find

𝑑𝐴 𝑑𝐴 𝑑𝐵 𝑑𝑦
= × How to
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝐵 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥
tackle the
Usually A represents the question? Then substitute 𝑥𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙
Formula and B represents a
unit in the formula.
1. Fill in the information from 3. Substitute
the question as below: 𝛿𝑦
𝛿𝑥
𝒅…… 𝒅…… 𝒅……
, ,
𝒅…… 𝒅…… 𝒅……

How to (Hint: Each letter ONLY comes

tackle the twice)
question? 2. Form Chain Rule

(Hint: Pick same letter from any

2 of the above fractions that
serve as numerator and
denominator.
3. Substitute any given values
from the question into the
Chain Rule

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 TEMPLATE APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION (RATE, SMALL CHANGE)
Rate of Change Small Change

From the 𝑑𝑦 𝛿𝑦
𝒅…… 𝒅…… 𝒅…… ≈
question , , 𝑑𝑥 𝛿𝑥
𝒅…… 𝒅…… 𝒅……
Chain Rule 𝑑. . 𝑑. . 𝑑. . 𝑑𝑦
= ×
𝑑𝑡 𝑑. . 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥

Formula: Substitute
𝑥𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙
Differentiate:
Substitute Substitute
𝛿𝑦
Solve 𝛿𝑥

Solve

From the 𝑑𝑦 𝛿𝑦
𝒅…… 𝒅…… 𝒅…… ≈
question , , 𝑑𝑥 𝛿𝑥
𝒅…… 𝒅…… 𝒅……
Chain Rule 𝑑. . 𝑑. . 𝑑. . 𝑑𝑦
= ×
𝑑𝑡 𝑑. . 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥

Formula: Substitute
𝑥𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙
Differentiate:
Substitute Substitute
𝛿𝑦
Solve 𝛿𝑥

Solve

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TEMPLATE APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION (RATE, SMALL CHANGE)

2019 Created by Haziq Syazwan bin Sajali