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BACAL FORMULA CARD Derivative of Exponential Derivative of Logarithmic

Functions Functions
Basic Differentiation Rules
f(x) f ’(x) f(x) f ’(x)
f(x) f ’(x) 𝑒𝑢 𝑒 𝑢 (𝑢′) 𝑢′
Constant 𝑎𝑢 𝑎𝑢 (ln 𝑎)(𝑢′) ln 𝑢
c 0 𝑢
rule
Identity rule x 1 𝑢′
Constant log 𝑎 𝑢
𝑢(ln 𝑎)
multiple rule
cx c Derivative of Inverse
Power rule xn nxn-1 Trigonometric Functions
Product rule uv uv’+vu’
𝑢 f(x) f ’(x)
vu’ − uv’
Quotient rule 𝑢′
𝑣 𝑣2 sin−1 𝑢
Chain rule un nun-1u’ √1 − 𝑢2
−𝑢′
cos−1 𝑢
√1 − 𝑢2
Derivative of Trigonometric
Functions 𝑢′
tan−1 𝑢
1 + 𝑢2
f(x) f ’(x)
−𝑢′
sin 𝑢 cos 𝑢(𝑢′) cot −1 𝑢
cos 𝑢 −sin 𝑢(𝑢′) 1 + 𝑢2
tan 𝑢 sec 𝑢2 (𝑢′) 𝑢′
cot 𝑢 −csc 𝑢2 (𝑢′) sec −1 𝑢
𝑢√𝑢2 − 1
sec 𝑢 sec 𝑢 tan 𝑢 (𝑢′)
csc 𝑢 −csc 𝑢 cot 𝑢(𝑢′) −𝑢′
csc −1 𝑢
𝑢√𝑢2 − 1

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