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1 General Derivative Rules: Wed May 19 2010

This document summarizes rules for taking derivatives and integrals of common functions. It provides 11 rules for derivatives of functions like powers, trigonometric functions, exponentials and logarithms. It also lists the corresponding rules for taking the integral, or antiderivative, of those functions with a general formula of F(x) + C, where F(x) is the antiderivative and C is the constant of integration.

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1 General Derivative Rules: Wed May 19 2010

This document summarizes rules for taking derivatives and integrals of common functions. It provides 11 rules for derivatives of functions like powers, trigonometric functions, exponentials and logarithms. It also lists the corresponding rules for taking the integral, or antiderivative, of those functions with a general formula of F(x) + C, where F(x) is the antiderivative and C is the constant of integration.

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Summary of Derivative Rules

Wed May 19 2010

General Derivative Rules

1. Constant Rule

d
[c] = 0
dx

2. Constant Multiple Rule

d
[cf (x)] = cf 0 (x)
dx

3. Sum Rule

d
[f (x) + g(x)] = f 0 (x) + g 0 (x)
dx

4. Difference Rule

d
[f (x) g(x)] = f 0 (x) g 0 (x)
dx

5. Product Rule
6. Quotient Rule

7. Chain Rule

d
[f (x)g(x)] = f 0 (x)g(x) + f (x)g 0 (x)
dx


d f (x)
g(x)f 0 (x) f (x)g 0 (x)
=
2
dx g(x)
[g(x)]
d
[f (g(x))] = f 0 (g(x))g 0 (x)
dx

Derivative Rules for Particular Functions


Basic Rule

Chain Rule Form

1. Powers

d n
[x ] = nxn1
dx

d
[(f (x))n ] = n(f (x))n1 f 0 (x)
dx

2. Sine

d
[sin x] = cos x
dx

d
[sin (f (x))] = cos (f (x))f 0 (x)
dx

3. Cosine

d
[cos x] = sin x
dx

d
[cos (f (x))] = sin (f (x))f 0 (x)
dx

4. Tangent

d
[tan x] = sec2 x
dx

d
[tan (f (x))] = sec2 (f (x))f 0 (x)
dx

5. Secant

d
[sec x] = sec x tan x
dx

d
[sec (f (x))] = sec (f (x)) tan (f (x))f 0 (x)
dx

6. Cosecant

d
[csc x] = csc x cot x
dx

d
[csc (f (x))] = csc (f (x)) cot (f (x))f 0 (x)
dx

7. Cotangent

d
[cot x] = csc2 x
dx

8. Exponential (base e)

d x
[e ] = ex
dx

9. Exponential (base a)

d x
[a ] = ax ln a
dx

d
[cot (f (x))] = csc2 (f (x))f 0 (x)
dx
d h (f (x)) i
e
= e(f (x)) f 0 (x)
dx
d h (f (x)) i
a
= a(f (x)) ln af 0 (x)
dx

10. Natural Logarithm

1
d
[ln x] =
dx
x

d
1 0
[ln f (x)] =
f (x)
dx
f (x)

11. Logarithm (base a)

d
1
[loga x] =
dx
x ln a

d
1
[loga f (x)] =
f 0 (x)
dx
f (x) ln a

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Summary of Derivative Rules

Wed May 19 2010

General Antiderivative Rules

Let F (x) be any antiderivative of f (x). That is, F 0 (x) = f (x). The most general antiderivative of f (x) is then F (x) + C.
Original Function

General Antiderivative

1. Constant Rule

c (a constant)

cx + C

2. Constant Multiple Rule

cf (x)

cF (x) + C

3. Sum Rule

f (x) + g(x)

F (x) + G(x) + C

4. Difference Rule

f (x) g(x)

F (x) G(x) + C

Antiderivative Rules for Particular Functions


Original Function

General Antiderivative

1. Powers (n 6= 1)

xn

xn+1
+C
n+1

2. Powers (n = 1)

1
x

ln |x| + C

3. Sine

sin x

cos x + C

4. Cosine

cos x

sin x + C

5. Secant squared

sec2 x

tan x + C

6. Secant times tangent

sec x tan x

sec x + C

7. Cosecant times cotangent

csc x cot x

csc x + C

8. Cosecant squared

csc2 x

cot x + C

9. Exponential (base e)

ex

ex + C

10. Exponential (base a)

ax

ax
+C
ln a

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