Derivative Formulas
Derivative Formulas
MATH201: Calculus
1. Derivatives.
In what follows, 𝑥𝑥 is a variable, 𝑘𝑘 is a constant, and 𝑢𝑢 and 𝑣𝑣 are both functions of 𝑥𝑥.
• 𝑘𝑘 ′ = 0
• (𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘)′ = 𝑘𝑘
• (𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛 ) = 𝑛𝑛𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛−1
• (𝑢𝑢𝑛𝑛 )′ = 𝑛𝑛𝑢𝑢′ 𝑢𝑢𝑛𝑛−1
• (𝑢𝑢 + 𝑣𝑣 )′ = 𝑢𝑢′ + 𝑣𝑣′
• (𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢 )′ = 𝑢𝑢′ 𝑣𝑣 + 𝑣𝑣 ′ 𝑢𝑢
𝑢𝑢 ′ 𝑢𝑢′ 𝑣𝑣−𝑣𝑣 ′ 𝑢𝑢
• � � =
𝑣𝑣 𝑣𝑣 2
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• (ln 𝑥𝑥 )′ =
𝑥𝑥
𝑢𝑢′
• (ln 𝑢𝑢)′ =
𝑢𝑢
• (𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 )′ = 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥
• (𝑒𝑒 𝑢𝑢 )′ = 𝑢𝑢′ 𝑒𝑒 𝑢𝑢
• (sin 𝑢𝑢)′ = 𝑢𝑢′ cos 𝑢𝑢
• (cos 𝑢𝑢)′ = −𝑢𝑢′ sin 𝑢𝑢
𝑢𝑢′
• (sin−1 𝑢𝑢)′ =
√1−𝑢𝑢2
𝑢𝑢′
• (cos −1 𝑢𝑢)′ = −
√1−𝑢𝑢2
𝑢𝑢′
• (tan−1 𝑢𝑢)′ =
1+𝑢𝑢2
2. Domain of definition.
The conditions to find the domain of definition of a function:
• ln 𝑢𝑢: 𝑢𝑢 > 0
𝑝𝑝
• : 𝑞𝑞 ≠ 0
𝑞𝑞
• √𝑢𝑢: 𝑢𝑢 ≥ 0
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3. Range.
The inequalities to find the range of a function:
• 𝑎𝑎 𝑥𝑥 > 0
• √𝑢𝑢 ≥ 0
• 𝑢𝑢2 ≥ 0
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