Differentiation Formulas

In all formulas, c is a constant and u is a function of x.

Algebraic Functions


[ ]
d
dx
c = 0
[ ] [ ]
d
dx
cf x c
d
dx
f x ( ) ( ) =
[ ]
d
dx
x = 1


[ ]
[ ]
d
dx
u nu
d
dx
u
n n
=
1

[ ]
[ ]
d
dx
e e
d
dx
u
u u
=
[ ] [ ]
d
dx
u
u
d
dx
u ln( ) =
1




Product Rule
[ ] [ ] [ ]
d
dx
f x g x f x
d
dx
g x g x
d
dx
f x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) = +


Quotient Rule
[ ] [ ]
( )
d
dx
f x
g x
g x
d
dx
f x f x
d
dx
g x
g x
( )
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( )

=

2




Trigonometric Functions

[ ] [ ]
d
dx
u u
d
dx
u sin( ) cos( ) =

[ ] [ ]
d
dx
u u
d
dx
u cos( ) sin( ) =

[ ] [ ]
d
dx
u u
d
dx
u tan( ) sec ( ) =
2


[ ] [ ]
d
dx
u u
d
dx
u cot( ) csc ( ) =
2


[ ] [ ]
d
dx
u u u
d
dx
u sec( ) sec( ) tan( ) =

[ ] [ ]
d
dx
u u u
d
dx
u csc( ) csc( ) cot( ) =





Inverse Trigonometrc Functions

[ ]
[ ]
d
dx
u
u
d
dx
u sin ( )

1
2
1
1


[ ]
[ ]
d
dx
u
u
d
dx
u cos ( )

1
2
1
1


[ ]
[ ]
d
dx
u
u
d
dx
u tan ( )

=
+
1
2
1
1


[ ]
[ ]
d
dx
u
u
d
dx
u cot ( )

=

+
1
2
1
1


[ ]
[ ]
d
dx
u
u u
d
dx
u sec ( )

1
2
1
1


[ ]
[ ]
d
dx
u
u u
d
dx
u csc ( )

1
2
1
1