Differentiation

Rule 1 : y = a x n

dy
= a ⋅ n ⋅ x n−1

dx

Example 1: y = 5x 4

dy
Solution: = 5 ⋅ 4 ⋅ x 4−1 = 20x 3

dx

x4
Example 2: y =

dy 1
Solution: = ⋅ 4 ⋅ x 4−1 = 2x 3

dx 2

Example 3: y = 5 x

dy 1 1 1 5 −1 5 5
Solution: = 5 ⋅ x 2 = 5 ⋅ ⋅ x 2 −1 = x 2 = =

dx 2 2 1
2x 2 2 x
5
Example 4: y =

x4

dy −20
Solution: = 5 ⋅ x −4 = 5 ⋅ −4 ⋅ x −4−1 = − 20x −5 = 5

dx x
 x4 5
5x 4 + 2
−5 x+
x4
Example 5: y =

x3

Solution: Convert it to an algebraic expression without denominator and do

differentiation by parts and then add/subtract them.

−1
x4 x4 5x 2 5
y = 5 3 + 3 − 3 + 4 3

x 2x x x ⋅x

x −7 5
y = 5x + − 5x 2 +

2 x
dy d d x d −7 d 5
= (5x) + ( )− (5x 2 ) + ( )

dx dx dx 2 dx dx x
dy 1 35 5
=5+ + − 2

dx 2 2 x9 x
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