MAT 270 - Derivative Practice I

Find the derivative of each of the following functions and simplify.

1. f ( x) = 4 x 3 − 3x 2 + 2 x − π

x2 3
2. f ( x) = −
3 x2

3. (
f ( x) = −3 2 x 2 − 5 x + 1 )

1
4. f ( x) = x −
x

x +1
5. f ( x) =
x−2

x2 − 2
6. f ( x) =
x2

x2
7. f ( x) =
x2 − 2

8. (
f ( x) = x x 2 + 1 )

ex
9. f ( x) =
ex − 1

2 x
10. f ( x) = +
x 2
 2x
11. f ( x) =
x −1

12. f ( x) = (3 x − 2 )(2 x + 1)

3
13. y = 5 x 2 − 5 x −
x

x
14. y =
x −1

ex
15. y =
x

−3 1
16. y = 6 x 2 + 7 x 5 + 1

−7
17. y =
1 − x3

3 
4  −π 
18. y = x  4 
3

1
19. y =
7x

1 
 −e 
20. y = 2 x  2 

Bonus:
2
y = eln x − 3 x −7