DERIVING DIFFERENTIATION

RULES
 If we follow the old methods and using the definition
of the derivative of a function, it will take us some time,
which is why differentiation rules are created which
these formulas greatly simplify the process.

Rule #1: Constant Rule

If f (x)=c, where c is any real number, then f’ (x)=0
The derivative of a constant is 0.
Example 1. If f (x)=6, then f ' (x)=0
Example 2. If f (x)=2 π, then f ' (x)=0

Rule #2: Power Rule

If f (x)= xn for any number, n then f’ (x)=n xn-1
The derivative of f (x)= xn is found by multiplying the
exponent, n to x raised to n-1.

Example: If f(x) = 2x9 ⟹ f’(x)18x8

1 −2

Example: If f ( x )=x ⟹ f ( x ) 13 x
3 ' 3

Rule #3: Constant times a Function

Let c be any constant. If g(x) g’(x)= cu(x), then
g’(x) = cf’(x).
The derivative of a constant times a function is
the constant times the derivative of
the function.
d d
Example 1 : dx ( 3 x ) =3 dx x =3( 4 x )=12 x
4 4 3 3
Rule # 4: Sum Rule
If f and g are both differentiable, then
d d d
dx
[ f ( x ) + g( x ) ] = f ( x ) + g ( x )
dx dx

d 4
Example 1 : ( x +2 x 3 )= d x 4 =4 x 3 +6 x 2
dx dx

Rule # 5: Difference Rule

If f and g are both differentiable, then
d d d
dx
[ f ( x )−g (x)]= dx f ( x )+ g ( x )
dx
d 4
Example 1 : ( x −2 x 3 ) = d x 4=4 x3 −6 x 2
dx dx

Rule #6: Product Rule

If f and g are both differentiable, then
d d d
dx
[ f ( x ) g (x) ]=f ( x ) dx g ( x ) + g ( x ) f (x)
dx
Study the picture below.

NE
NW N

W E

SE
SW
S

1. What is the picture all about? What can you see?

2. Name at least 3 buildings that are in the middle of
two buildings/facilities.
3. How many parks are there?
4. If you add the number of buildings on the west and
east of the school, what would be the sum?
5. What is the name of the building that has the most
number of buildings?

QUIZ:
Directions: Read and understand the following
questions. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. It indicates where it tells us the center of the distribution tends to be.
a. Measures of Central Tendency b. Median
c. Average d. Central Measures of
Tendency

2. The measure of central tendency where it tells us how a number

appears frequently.

a. Median b. Mode c. Data d. Mean

3. It tells us that the middle number when the number in a set

of data is arrange in descending order.
a. Median b. Mode c. Data d. Mean

4. It is the average.
a. Median b. Mode c. Data d. Mean

For item 5-6, refer to the given data below.

The grades in Mathematics of Grade 7 students are 82, 85, 79,
78,89, 87, 88, 89, 75, and 77.

5. What is the mode of the data?

 a. 79 b. 82 c. 89 d. 79
6. What is the mean of the data?
a. 89.2 b. 82. 9 c. 98.2 d. 28.9

ASSIGNMENT:
The following sets of data show the
weekly income (in peso) of ten households
living in two different barangays in the
town of Maragondon, Cavite.

a. Compute for the mean and median

for each barangay.
b. What information can we get from
these values?
c. What do you think is the more
appropriate measure of central
tendency for the data? Explain.