Important Derivatives compiled from

KIPS Objective Series d x

(xv) (e )  e x
d dx
(i) (c)  0 where c is a constant
dx d 1
(xvi) (log a x) 
d n dx x ln a
(ii) ( x )  nx n 1 (Power Rule)
dx d 1
(xvii) (ln x) 
d dx x
(iii) (sin x)  cos x
dx d
(xviii) (sinh x)  cosh x
d dx
(iv) (cos x)   sin x
dx d
(xix) (cosh x)  sinh x
d dx
(v) (tan x)  sec 2 x
dx d
(xx) (tanh x)  sech 2 x
d dx
(vi) (cot x)   cosec2 x
dx d
(xxi) (coth x)  cosech2 x
d dx
(vii) (sec x)  sec x tan x
dx d
(xxii) (sech x)  sech x tanh x
d dx
(vii) (cosec x)   cosec x cot x
dx d
(xxiii) (cosech x)  cosech x coth x
d 1 dx
(viii) (sin 1 x) 
dx 1 x2 d 1
(xxiv) (sinh 1 x) 
d 1 dx 1 x2
(ix) (cos1 x) 
dx 1 x2 d 1
(xxv) (cosh1 x) 
d 1 dx x2 1
(x) (tan 1 x) 
dx 1 x2 (xxvi)
d
(tanh 1 x) 
1
d 1 dx 1 x2
(xi) (cot 1 x) 
dx 1 x2 (xxvii)
d
(coth 1 x) 
1
d 1 dx 1 x2
(xii) (sec 1 x) 
dx x x2 1 d 1
(xxviii) (sech 1 x) 
d 1 dx x 1 x2
(xiii) (cosec1 x) 
dx x x2 1 d 1
(xxix) (cosech1 x) 
d x dx x 1 x2
(xiv) (a )  a x ln a
dx

Derivatives Rules
f ( x  x)  f ( x)
(ii) c. f ( x)   c. f ( x)
dy d
(i)  xlim
dx  0 x dx
d
(iii)  f ( x)  g ( x)   f ( x)  g ( x) which is called sum or difference rule
dx
(iv)
d
 f ( x).g ( x)   f ( x).g ( x)  f ( x).g ( x) which is called product rule
dx
d  f ( x)  f ( x).g ( x)  f ( x).g ( x)
(v)   which is called quotient rule
dx  g ( x)  g ( x)2
d
(vi)  f g ( x)   f  ( g ( x) .g ( x) which is called chain rule
dx
dy dy du
(vii)  . which is called chain rule
dx du dx
Higher Derivatives
The following notations are used for higher derivatives

First Order Derivatives dy f (x) df y y1 Dy

dx dx
Second Order Derivatives d2y f (x) d2 f y  y2 D2y
dx 2 dx 2
Third Order Derivatives d3y f (x) d3 f y  y3 D3y
dx 3 dx 3
nth Order Derivatives dny f ( n ) ( x) dn f y (n ) yn Dny
dx n dx n