June 24, 2016

Symbols for 1st derivatives Finding

f(x)

dx
dy
x
y

A. 3 Basic step
1.)
Change y toy + y ; x to x + x ; simplify
Divide the result in step 1 by x ; simplify

2.)

Find the derivatives as x approaches 0

3.)
Example:

Find the derivatives of the following function using 3 basic steps

1.)

2
y= x

y + y =

x+ x

y + y= x2 + 2x x + ( x
y=

y=

x2 + 2x x + (
x2 + 2x x + ( x

x
2

2
2

x2