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Formulae Sheet

This document contains a formula sheet for derivatives. It lists the derivatives of common functions such as polynomials, exponentials, logarithms, and trigonometric functions. It also includes rules for finding derivatives, such as the power rule, constant multiple rule, sum and difference rules, product rule, quotient rule, and chain rule.

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Formulae Sheet

This document contains a formula sheet for derivatives. It lists the derivatives of common functions such as polynomials, exponentials, logarithms, and trigonometric functions. It also includes rules for finding derivatives, such as the power rule, constant multiple rule, sum and difference rules, product rule, quotient rule, and chain rule.

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Arkansas State University Campus Querétaro

Formulae sheet - Derivatives


The use of this formulae sheet is subject to the authorization of your instructor.

NOTES:
• This formulae sheet uses Leibniz notation. This does not mean that you must use that same notation in your
work.
• The letters a, c, n refer to constants.
• The letter x refers to the independent variable.
• The letters f , g, u, v represent functions of x.

Derivatives of common functions, linearity of the derivative, Leibniz (product) rule, quotient rule, chain rule,
etc:
d
c=0
dx
d
x=1
dx
d n
x = nxn−1
dx
d n d
u = nun−1 u
dx dx
d u d
e = eu u
dx dx
d 1 d
(ln u) = u
dx u dx
d u d
a = au ln a u
dx dx
d d
[cf (x)] = c f (x)
dx dx
d d d
[f (x) ± g(x)] = f (x) ± g(x)
dx dx dx
d d d
[u v] = u v + v u
dx dx dx
d d
d h u i v dx u − u dx v
= 2
dx v v
d dy du
y= for y = y(u)
dx du dx
Derivatives of trigonometric functions: Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions:

d 1 d
d d (arcsin u) = √ u
(sin u) = cos(u) u dx 1−u 2 dx
dx dx d 1 d
d d (arccos u) = − √ u
(cos u) = − sin(u) u dx 1 − u2 dx
dx dx
d 1 d
d d (arctan u) = u
(tan u) = sec2 (u) u dx 1 + u2 dx
dx dx
d d d 1 d
(csc u) = − csc(u) cot(u) u (arccscu) = − √ u
dx dx dx 2
u u −1 dx
d d d 1 d
(sec u) = sec(u) tan(u) u (arcsecu) = √ u
dx dx dx u u2 − 1 dx
d 2 d d 1 d
(cot u) = − csc (u) u (arccotu) = − 2
u
dx dx dx 1 + u dx

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