DIFFERENTIATION

FUNCTION y = f(x) y = f(x) = x3

DERIVATIVE dy dy
= 3x2
dx dx
or
GRADIENT
f’(x) f’(x) = 3x2
FUNCTION
or d d
GRADIENT OF dx
[f(x)] dx
[𝑥 3 ] = 3x2
CURVE AT ANY
POINT

POWER RULE CONSTANT MULTIPLE RULE SUM AND DIFFERENCE RULE

y = xn y = kf(x) u = f(x)
where k is a constant v = g(x)

dy dy SUM
dx
= nxn-1 dx
= k · f’(x)
d du dv
(u+v)= +
dx dx dx

DIFFERENCE
d du dv
(u–v)= −
dx dx dx

y = x3 y = 4x2 u = x3
v = 4x2
d d
dx
(x3) = 3x3-1 = 3x2 dx
(4x2) =4 · 2x2-1 = 8x
d
dx
(x3 + 4x2) = 3x2+8x
d
(x3 - 4x2) = 3x2-8x
dx

y = x-2 y = -3x-2 y = (1+√𝑥)(1 − √𝑥)

Ans: Ans: Ans:

dy 2 dy 6 dy
dx
= -𝑥 3 dx
= 𝑥3 = -1
dx
2 9𝑥 2 +1
y = √𝑥 3 y = √𝑥 3 y=
3 𝑥

Ans: Ans: Ans:

dy 3√𝑥 dy
= dy 1
dx 2 dx
= √𝑥 = 9 - 𝑥2
dx

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CHAIN RULE PRODUCT RULE QUOTIENT RULE
y = f(u) u = f(x) u = f(x)
u = g(x) v = g(x) v = g(x)

dy dy du d dv du v
du
−u
dv
= · ( uv ) = 𝑢 + v d u dx dx
dx du dx dx dx dx (
dx v
)= v2

y = (x2 + 1 )15 y = x(2x - 1)3 5𝑥

y=
2𝑥+1

Let u=x
u = 5x
u = (x2 + 1) v = (2x - 1)3
v = 2x + 1
y = u15
du
= 1 du
du dx = 5
dx
= 2x dx
dv
= 3(2x-1)2· 2 = 6(2x-1)2 dv
dy dx = 2
du
= 15u14 dx
d
( uv ) d u v
du
−u
dv
dy dy du dx dx dx
= · dv du ( )= v2
dx du dx = 𝑢 dx + v dx dx v
(2𝑥+1)(5)−(5𝑥)(2)
= 15u14 · 2x =
= (x) · 6(2x-1)2+ (2x-1)3(1) (2𝑥+1)2
= 15(x2 + 1)14· 2x (10𝑥+5)−(10𝑥)
= 6x(2x - 1)2+(2x - 1)3 =
= 30x(x2 + 1)14 (2𝑥+1)2
=(2x - 1)2(6x + 2x - 1) 5
=(2x - 1)2(8x - 1) =
(2𝑥+1)2

2 y = (x2+1)(1+x)2 2𝑥 3
y= y=
6𝑥 2 +5 1−𝑥

Ans: Ans:
dy 24𝑥 Ans: dy 2𝑥 2 (3−2𝑥)
= -(6𝑥 2 +5)2 dy =
dx
dx
= 2(1 + x)(2x2 + x + 1) dx (1−𝑥)2

5𝑥
y = √𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 2 y = (2√𝑥 + 3)√1 − 4𝑥 y=
√1−𝑥 2

Ans: Ans: Ans:

dy 𝑥+1 dy 1−6√𝑥−8𝑥
dx
= 2 = dy
=
5
√𝑥 +2𝑥+2 dx √𝑥(1−4𝑥) dx (1−𝑥 2 )√1−𝑥 2

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