Derivative Practice #1

Find the following derivatives:

d
 
d 1
1. (x sin(x)) 9.
dx dx 2x3 sec(x) − sin(x)
d x  
2. (e sin(x) cos(x)) d 1
dx 10. 3 csc(x) − √
dx x
x3
 
d
3. 
d cos(x) tan(x)

dx ln(x) sec(x) 11.
dx sec(x) + ex
√
 
d 3 1 √
4. 4x − + 5 x − 4 log3 (x)
4
d
 3
x

dx x 12.
dx cot(x) + x7
3
 
1 9
4 x − + 4x
√
d  x5 d

1

5.

dx

5
 13. sin(π) − √ 5
+ log 9 (x)
dx x3
x3 + 3 x
 
d

4x5 − 7x
 d
6. 14. √
dx 2x2 − 1 dx x − x sin(x)
 5 
d x cot(x)
 
d 1
7. √ √ 15.
dx 4 x−23x dx 5 − 2 sin(x)
   
d x+1 d 4 tan(x) − 5
8. (4x3 − 2x + 1) tan(x) − √ 16. +
dx x+3 dx tan(x) − 5 4

Answers
Check carefully against your own answers, including the brackets
1. sin(x) + x cos(x)
2. ex sin(x) cos(x) + ex cos2 (x) − ex sin2 (x)
 
3x2 ln(x) sec(x) − x3 sec(x)
x + ln(x) sec(x) tan(x)
3.
(ln(x) sec(x))2
1 5 4
4. 12x2 + 2
+ √
4
−
x 4 x 3 x ln(3)
1 15
− √
4
+ 6 + 36x8
4 x 5 x
5.
5
(20x4 − 7x ln(7))(2x2 − 1) − (4x4 − 7x)(4x)
6.
(2x2 − 1)2
− √2x + √
3
2
3 x2
7. √ √
(4 x − 2 3 x)2
√ x+1
( x + 3) − √
2 x
8. (12x2 − 2) tan(x) + (4x3 − 2x + 1) sec2 (x) − √
( x + 3)2
−(6x2 sec(x) + 2x3 sec(x) tan(x) − cos(x))
9.
(2x3 sec(x) − sin(x))2
1
10. −3 csc(x) cot(x) + √ 2
2 x3
 
− sin(x) tan(x) + cos(x) sec2 (x) (sec(x) + ex ) − cos(x) tan(x)(sec(x) tan(x) + ex ))
11.
(sec(x) + ex )2
 (cot(x) + x7 ) √
√
3
− 3 x(− csc2 (x) + 7x6 )
3 x2
12.
(cot(x) + x7 )2
3 1
13. √
5
+
5 x8 x ln(9)
√ sin(x) √
  
2 x 3 x √ + x cos(x)
(3x + 3 ln(x))(x − x sin(x)) − (x + 3 ) 1 −
2 x
14. √
(x − x sin(x))2
 4 
5x cot(x) − x5 csc2 (x) (5 − 2 sin(x)) + 2x5 cot(x) cos(x)
15.
(5 − 2 sin(x))2
−4 sec2 (x) sec2 (x)
16. +
(tan(x) − 5)2 4