2022-2023

Fall Semester

Math (0)

Dr. Noha Younis

 Chapter (2)
Differentiation

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 Tangent Lines:

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 Derivative:

The derivative of the function f at the point x = a is

defined as

provided the limit exists. If the limit exists, we say that f

is differentiable at x = a.

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 Example (1):

Solution:

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 The derivative of the function f is the function f’ given by

The domain of f is the set of all x’s for which this limit
exists.

Keep in mind that the value of the derivative function

at a point is the slope of thetangent line at that point.
The process of computing a derivative is called
differentiation. Further, f is differentiable on an open
interval I if it is differentiable at every point in I .
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 Alternative Derivative Notations

If we write y = f (x), the following are all alternatives for

denoting the derivative:

The expression

is called a differential operator and tells us to take the

derivative of whatever expression follows.
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 If f is differentiable at x = a, then f is continuous at x = a.

Note that : if a function is not continuous at a point, then

it cannot have a derivative at that point.

It also turns out that functions are not differentiable at

any point where their graph has a “sharp” corner, as is
the case for f (x) = |x| at x = 0.

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 Derivative Of Constant Function:

For any constant c,

(The tangent line to a

horizontal line is the same
horizontal line.)

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 Derivative Of Power Function:

(The tangent line to the line

y = x is a line of slope one)

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 The table presents a short list of
derivatives calculated previously
either as examples or in the
exercises using the limit definition.

• The Power Rule (General Form):

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 Example (2):

Solution:

(a)

(b)

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 Example (3):

(a) (b)

Note that each derivative can be rewritten:

(a) (b)

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 Example (4):

Solution:

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 Note:

Be careful here to avoid a common error:

The power rule says to subtract 1 from the exponent

(even if the exponent is negative).

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 Some of derivative Rules:

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 Example (5):

Solution:

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 Product Rule:

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Example (6):

Solution:

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 Note that:

Generally, the derivative of a quotient is not the quotient

of the derivatives.

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 Division(Quotient Rule):

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Example (7):

Solution:

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 Exercise:

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