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Differentiation - Power, Constant, and Sum Rules Date________________ Period____

Differentiate each function with respect to x.

1) y = 5 2) f ( x) = 5 x 18

3) y = 4 x 5 + x 4) f ( x) = 4 x 4 5 x 3

5 2
4 5
5) y = 3 x 6) y = x 3
4

5 3
7) y = 4 x 8) y =
x3

4
2
10) f ( x) = 2 x
3
9) y = x

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3 1
11) y = x + 5x x 12) y = x 4 + 3 x 3 + 2 x
3 2

Differentiate each function with respect to the given variable.

13) y = 3r 5 5r 2 3 4
14) f (s) = 2
4
s s

3 5
2 3
3 3
16) h(s) = 2 s+ 2 s
15) f ( x) = x 2 x 5
3 4

Differentiate each function with respect to x. Problems may contain constants a, b, and c.

17) y = 5c 18) y = 4a x 3a b x 3c

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Differentiation - Power, Constant, and Sum Rules Date________________ Period____

Differentiate each function with respect to x.

1) y = 5 2) f ( x) = 5 x 18
dy f ' ( x) = 90 x 17
=0
dx

3) y = 4 x 5 + x 4) f ( x) = 4 x 4 5 x 3
dy f ' ( x) = 16 x 3 5
= 20 x 4 + 1
dx

5 2
4 5
5) y = 3 x 6) y = x 3
1
4
4 1
dy 15 x dy 5 3
= = x
dx 4 dx 6
5
=
1
3
6x
5 3
7) y = 4 x 8) y =
x3
dy
= 20 x 6
dx dy
= 9 x 4
20 dx
= 6
x 9
= 4
x

4
2
10) f ( x) = 2 x
3
9) y = x
3
1
dy 2
1
f ' ( x) = x 4
= x 3 2
dx 3 1
2 =
3
= 4
1
2x
3
3x

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3 1
11) y = x + 5x x 12) y = x 4 + 3 x 3 + 2 x
3 2
dy 8 3 4 2
= x + 5 + 3x dy
dx 3 = 2 x 3 + 5 x 3 + 2
8x3 3 dx
= +5+ 4
3 x

Differentiate each function with respect to the given variable.

13) y = 3r 5 5r 2 3 4
14) f (s) = 2
4
dy s s
= 15r 4 10r 3 5
dr f ' (s) = 6s + 16s
6 16
= 3 + 5
s s

3 5
2 3
3 3
16) h(s) = 2 s+ 2 s
15) f ( x) = x 2 x 5
3 4 2 4
1 1
1 2
h' (s) = s 3 2 + s 5 2
9 5 3 5
2
f ' ( x) = x x 2 2
20 = +
1 2 4
2 9 3s 3
5s 5
=x
2
5
20 x

Differentiate each function with respect to x. Problems may contain constants a, b, and c.

17) y = 5c 18) y = 4a x 3a b x 3c
dy dy 3a 1 3c 1
=0 = 12a 2 x 3bc x
dx dx

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