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

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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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