DIFFERENTIAL

RULES
Darlene Tolentino
From tangent lines

• A Tangent Line is a line which locally touches a

curve at one and only one point.
• The slope-intercept formula for a line is y = mx + b,
where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-
intercept.
• The point-slope formula for a line is y – y1 = m (x –
x1). This formula uses a point on the line, denoted by
(x1, y1), and the slope of the line, denoted by m, to
calculate the slope-intercept formula for the line.
From tangent lines
 POWER
RULE

The power rule is used to find the

slope of polynomial functions and
any other function that contains an
exponent with a real number. In
other words, it helps to take the
derivative of a variable raised to a
power (exponent).
 The steps of power rule

The Steps
All we have to do is:

1. Move the exponent down in front of the variable.

2. Multiply it by the coefficient.
3. Decrease the exponent by 1.
 The steps of power rule

If n is any real number, then:

 The steps of power rule
Example: Derivative of x^2
For instance, let’s use the power rule to find the derivative of x^2. All we have
to do is bring the exponent down in front and then decrease the exponent by
1.

So, the derivative of x^2 is 2x!

 DERIVATIVE OF
TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS
The differentiation of trigonometric functions
can be done using the derivatives of sin x and
cos x by applying the quotient rule. The
differentiation formulas of the six
trigonometric functions are listed below:
Derivation of sin x: (sin x)' = cos x. Derivative
of cos x: (cos x)' = -sin x.

The basic trigonometric functions include the

following 6 functions: sine (sin x), cosine (cos
x), tangent (tan x), cotangent (cot x), secant
(sec x), and cosecant (csc x).
 DERIVATIVE OF
TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS

First find the mu and

mu prime
Second multiply it to the
formula said
Last arrange it
 DERIVATIVE OF
TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS

First find the mu and

mu prime
Second multiply it to the
formula said
Last arrange it to final
answer
 DERIVATIVE OF
TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS

First find the mu and

mu prime
Second multiply it to the
formula said
Last arrange it to final
answer
 Derivative of Logarithmic Function
the logarithmic derivative of a function f is defined by the formula
where f' is the derivative of f. Intuitively, this is the infinitesimal relative
change in f; that is, the infinitesimal absolute change in f, namely f',
scaled by the current value of f.
EXAMPLES DERIVATIVE
OF LOGARITHM

Find the mu, mu prime

and a
Second, arrange the
given
Last, calculate it to find
the final answer
EXAMPLES OF
DERIVATIVE OF
LOGARITHM

Find the mu, mu prime and a

Second, arranger the given
(remember you can put the
exponent of x which is 2 in the
front
Last, calculate it to find the
final answer
 Derivative of Natural Logarithm
The derivative of the natural logarithmic function (ln[x]) is simply 1
divided by x. This derivative can be found using both the definition of
the derivative and a calculator.
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF NATURAL LOGARITHM

Rewrite the expression first

After rewriting multiply it
So the answer will be 3/x
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF NATURAL LOGARITHM

Find the mu, mu prime.

So the answer is gonna be
2x/x^2+4
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF NATURAL LOGARITHM

Find the mu, mu prime.

apply the mu prime divided
mu cosx/sinx
So the derivative of sinx is cotx
 Product rules of derivation
The Product Rule says that the derivative of a product of two functions
is the first function times the derivative of the second function plus the
second function times the derivative of the first function.
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF PRODUCT RULE

Find the mu, mu prime.

apply the mu prime divided
mu cosx/sinx
So the derivative of sinx is cotx
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF PRODUCT RULE

Find the mu, mu prime.

apply the mu prime divided
mu cosx/sinx
So the derivative of sinx is cotx
 Quotient Rule
The Quotient Rule says that the derivative of a quotient is the
denominator times the derivative of the numerator minus the numerator
times the derivative of the denominator, all divided by the square of the
denominator.
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF QUOTIENT RULE

Find the mu, v, mu & v prime.

rewrite by the guide of
formula
calculate to find the final
answer
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF QUOTIENT RULE

Find the mu, v, mu & v prime.

rewrite it by the guide of the
formula
multiply the numerator and
denominator
factorize to get the final
answer
 Chain Rule
The chain rule states that the derivative of f(g(x)) is f'(g(x))⋅g'(x). In other
words, it helps us differentiate *composite functions*. For example,
sin(x²) is a composite function because it can be constructed as f(g(x))
for f(x)=sin(x) and g(x)=x².
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF CHAIN RULE

Move the exponent (4) to the

front and keep the inside stuff
the same
the derivate of 6x+2 is just 6
multiply 4 and 6
and the final answer is
24(6x+2)
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF CHAIN RULE

Find the derivate of the

outside part of the fuction sin
is cosine and keep the inside
stuff the same
the derivative of 4x is just 4
So the final answer is 4cos(4x)
EXAMPLES OF DERIVATIVE
OF CHAIN RULE

Find the derivative of the

outside part of the function
tan is secant or sec^2 and keep
the inside stuff the same
multiply it to the derivative of
x^2 which is 2x
So the final answer is
2xsec^2(x^2)
THANK YOU!