Basic Derivatives Practice Worksheet

Try your best on this and finish it for homework. We will go over the
solutions and I will check for completeness next week.
Rewrite each function, differentiate, and then simplify (no negative exponents!)

f(x) = 𝟐𝒙𝟑
𝟓 𝒅 𝟓𝒙−𝟑 𝟏𝟓
= −
𝒅𝒙 𝟐
𝟐𝒙𝟒

f(x) = (𝟐𝒙)𝟑
𝟓 𝒅 𝟓𝒙−𝟑 𝟏𝟓
= −
𝒅𝒙 𝟖
𝟖𝒙𝟒

f(x) = 𝟑𝒙−𝟐
𝟕 𝒅 𝟕𝒙𝟐 𝟏𝟒𝒙
=
𝒅𝒙 𝟑
𝟑

f(x) = √𝒙
𝟔
𝒅 𝟏 𝟏
= 𝒙𝟔
𝒅𝒙 𝟓
𝟔𝒙𝟔

𝟏
f(x) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙𝟑
𝟏 𝒅
= 𝒙−𝟐 + 𝒙−𝟑 𝟐 𝟑
𝒅𝒙 − 𝟑
− 𝟒
𝒙 𝒙

𝟐 𝟑 𝒅 𝟏 𝟐 𝟔
f(x) = 𝟑
√𝒙
−
𝒙𝟐 = 2𝒙−𝟑 − 𝟑𝒙−𝟐 − 𝟒−
𝒅𝒙 𝒙𝟑
𝟑𝒙𝟑

y = 𝑥 2 − 4 (1,3) y = mx+b
y'=2x -3= 2(1)+b
=2 b = -5
y= 2x-5

y = √𝑥 (4,2) y = mx+b
1
y'=𝑥 2 2= 1/2(2)+b
1
1 −
= 𝑥 2 b=0
2
1 𝟏
= y= 𝒙
2 𝟐

1
y = 𝑥 −2 (1,1) y = mx+b
3
1
y'=− 𝑥 −2 1= -1/2(1)+b
2
=-1/2 b = 3/2
𝟏 𝟑
y= − 𝐱+
𝟐 𝟐
 The Constant Rule The Power Rule
If n is a rational number, then the function f(x) = xn
The derivative of a constant function is zero. is differentiable and…

d dxn nx n 1

c 0
dx dx

The Constant Multiple Rule The Sum and Difference Rules

If f is a differentiable function and c is a real The sum (or difference) of two differentiable
d functions, f and g, is differentiable and…
number, then c·f is differentiable and… d
'
cfx ( ) cf ( )x f ( )x g x( ) f '( )x g x'( )
dx
dx

Use an applicable rule to find each derivative.

Answer:
1. 5𝑥 4 - 6𝑥 2 + 7
2. 6x + 2
3. 32t +70
2
4. -
𝑥2
1 1 2
5.
√𝑥 11. 4 − 3 + 5
𝑥 5𝑥 5 4𝑥 4 3𝑥 3
8𝑥 14
6. 12. 𝑥
5 5
3 6
7. − 13. 2𝑥 +
2 𝑥3
1 2
8. − 5 14. 2𝑠 − 1
− 3𝑠 3
3𝑥 3
2 2 1
9. 3𝑥 − 4 15. 1 − 2
3 2 3𝑇 3 3𝑇 3
10. -2𝑥 + 9𝑥 − 2 2
16. −45𝑥 + 36𝑥
𝑥 3 −8
17.
𝑥3
2𝑥 2 −1
18.
𝑥2