Basic Derivatives Formulas

The denition of the derivative of f(x) with respect to x is f (x) = lim f(x + h) f(x) . h0 h

In the following table, u and v are functions of x and k is a constant. Function u+v uv f(u) ex sin x tan x sec x arcsin x Derivative wrt x u +v u v + uv f (u) u ex cos x sec2 x sec x tan x 1 1 x2 Function ku u v xn ln x cos x cot x csc x arctan x Derivative wrt x ku u v uv v2 nxn1 1 x sin x csc2 x csc x cot x 1 +1

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