Derivative Table

d du dv
1. ( u ± v) = ±
dx dx dx
d du
2. (cu ) = c
dx dx
d dv du
3. (uv) = u +v
dx dx dx
d dw du dv
4. (uvw ) = uv + vw + wu
dx dx dx dx
du dv
v −u
d u dx dx
5.  =
dx  v  v 2

6. (Chain rule) If y = f(u) is differentiable on u = g(x) and u = g(x) is differentiable

on point x, then the composite function y = f(g(x)) is differentiable and
dy dy du
=
dx du dx
7. (Chain rule)
dy dy du dw
=
dx du dw dx
8. (Inverse function) If y = f(x) has a non-zero derivative at x and the inverse function
x = f -1(y) is continuous at corresponding point y, then x = f -1(y) is differentiable and:
dx 1
=
dy dy
dx
x = f (t )
9. (Parametric equation) For the equation  , f(t) and g(t) are differentiable
y = g( t )
dy
dy dt
and f’(t) ≠ 0, then = .
dx dx
dt
10. (Parametric equation)
dx d 2 y d 2 x dy
−
d2y
= dt dt
2
dt 2 dt = x ' y' '− x ' ' y'
3
 dx 
2
dx (x' )3
 
 dt 

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 dc d 1
11. =0 30. cos −1 x = −
dx dx 1− x2
d n d 1
12. x = nx n −1 31. tan −1 x =
dx dx 1+ x2
d 1 d 1
13. x= 32. sec −1 x =
dx 2 x dx x x 2 −1
d 1 1 d 1
 =− 2
−1
14. 33. cot x = −
dx  x  x dx 1+ x2
d  1  n d 1
15.  n  = − n +1 34. csc −1 x = −
dx  x  x dx x x2 −1
d n 1 d
16. x= 35. sinh x = cosh x
dx n n x n −1 dx
d x d
17. e = ex 36. cosh x = sinh x
dx dx
d x d
18. a = a x ln a 37. tanh x = sec h 2 x
dx dx
d x d
19. x = x x (1 + ln x ) 38. coth x = − csc h 2 x
dx dx
d 1 d
20. ln x = 39. sec h x = − sec h x tanh x
dx x dx
d 1 d
21. log a x = 40. csc hx = − csc h x coth x
dx x ln a dx

22.
d
dx
1
log x = log e ≈
x
0.4343
x
41.
d
dx
sinh −1 x =
d
dx
(
ln x + 1 + x 2 =
1
1+ x2
)
23.
d
sin x = cos x 42.
d
cosh −1 x =
d
( )
ln x + x 2 − 1 = ±
1
, x >1
dx dx dx x2 −1
d d d  1 1+ x  1
24. cos x = − sin x 43. tanh −1 x =  ln = , x <1
dx dx dx  2 1 − x  1 − x 2
d d d  1 x +1 1
25. tan x = sec 2 x 44. coth −1 x =  ln =− 2 , x >1
dx dx dx  2 x − 1  x −1
d d 1
26. sec x = sec x tan x 45. sec h −1 x = ± , x <1
dx dx x 1− x2
d d 1
27. cot x = − csc 2 x 46. csc h −1 x = ±
dx dx x x2 +1
d d d
28. csc x = − csc x cot x 47. ln(sinh x ) = coth x , ln(cosh x ) = tanh x
dx dx dx
d 1
29. sin −1 x =
dx 1− x2

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Higher Derivatives
dn  nπ 
12. sin 2 x = −2 n −1 sin 2x + 
 2 
n
dn m dx
1. x = m(m − 1)....(m − n + 1) x m−n
dx n
dn  nπ 
13. sin mx = m n sin mx + 
n −1 1 × 3 × 5 × .... × (2n − 3) 
dn
 1
−  n−  dx n
2 
2. x = (− 1) x  2
dx n 2n dn  nπ 
14. cos mx = m n cos mx + 
 2 
n
dn 1 dx
= (− 1) n +1
n n!
3. n
dx x x dn y  nπ 
15. y = tan −1 x , = (n − 1)!cos n y sin  ny + 
 2 
n
dn x dx
4. n
e = ex
dx dn y
16. y = cot −1 x , n
= (−1) n (n − 1)!sin n y sin ny
d n ax + b dx
5. n
e = a n e ax + b
dx 17.
dn x
a = a x (ln a )
n
6.
( )  b
n
dx dn y n
y = e ax sin bx , = a 2
+ b e sin  bx + n tan −1
2 2 ax

 a
n
dx
dn ( n − 1)!
ln x = ( − 1)
n −1
7. n
dx xn
18.
dn n −1 (n − 1)!
8. log a x = (− 1)
(ln a )x n
( )
n
dx dn y n
 b
y = e cos bx ,
ax
= a 2 + b2 2 e ax cos bx + n tan −1 
 nπ   a
n n
d dx
9. sin x = sin x + 
 2 
n
dx
dn  nπ  19. (Leibnitz Theorem)
10. cos x = cos x + 
 2 
n
dx n
n
dn  sinh x , n is even ( uv ) = ∑ C u ( n −i ) v ( i ) ,
(n )
11. n
sinh x =  , i =0 i
dx cosh x , n is odd
dn cosh x , n is even
cosh x =  dru
dx n
 sinh x , n is odd where u ( 0 ) = u , v ( 0 ) = v, u ( r ) =
dx r

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