BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

LIPA CAMPUS

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

THE DIFFERENTIATION FORMULAS

Derivative of a Constant

Theorem: The derivative of a constant function is 0; that is, if c is any real number, then,

Derivatives of Power Functions

Theorem: ( Power Rule) If n is a positive integer, then,

In words, to differentiate a power function, decrease the constant exponent by one and multiply
the resulting power function by the original exponent .

Derivative of a Constant Times a Function

Theorem: ( Constant Multiple Rule) If f is a differentiable function at x and c is any real number, then

cf is also differentiable at x and

In words, the derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the
function, if this derivative exists.
Derivatives of Sums or Differences
Theorem: ( Sum or Difference Rule) If f and g are both differentiable functions at x, then so are f + g
and f – g, and

In words, the derivative of a sum or of a difference equals the sum or difference of their
derivatives, if these derivatives exist.

Derivative of a Product
Theorem: (The Product Rule) If f and g are both differentiable functions at x, then so is the product
f g, and
 In words the derivative of a product of two functions is the first function times the derivative
of the second plus the second function times the derivative of the first, if these derivatives exist.

Derivative of a Quotient
Theorem: (The Quotient Rule) If f and g are both differentiable functions at x, and if g(x) ≠ 0 then f/g
is differentiable at x and

In words, the derivative of a quotient of two functions is the fraction whose numerator is the
denominator times the derivative of the numerator minus the numerator times the derivative of the
denominator and whose denominator is the square of the given denominator
Derivatives of Composition
Theorem: (The Chain Rule) If g is differentiable at x and if f is differentiable at g(x), then the
composition f ◦ g is differentiable at x. Moreover, if y=f(g(x)) and u=g(x) then y=f(u) and
Derivative of a Radical with index other than 2
If n is any positive integer and u is a differentiable function of x, then

  The derivative of the nth root of a given function is the exponent multiplied by the product of u
whose power is diminished by one and the derivative of u, if this derivative exists.

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