Differentiation

15 March 2023 19:47

Applications of Derivatives:
• Slope of tangent to a curve
• Instantaneous Rate of change

Notations:

where 'y' is the dependent variable and 'x' is the independent variable.
It means y depends on x.

Rules for Finding Derivatives:

1. Power Rule:

Let y=
Differentiate w.r.t 'x' on both sides of the equation

*Example:
Let y=
Solution:
Differentiate w.r.t to 'x' on both sides

2. Constant Rule:

Let y c where y f x and c is any constant e g ,2,3…

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Differentiate w.r.t 'x' on both sides

*Derivative of a constant is always zero

*Example 1:
Let y=100 then find

Solution:

Differentiate w.r.t 'x' on both sides

*Example 2:
Let y=

Solution:
Since
,

3. Constant Coefficient Rule:

Let y=

*Example:
Let y=200
Solution:

4. Sum and Difference Rule:

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4. Sum and Difference Rule:

Let u and v are two functions ; u=f(x) and v=g(x)

*Example:
Let y=

Solution:

3 2

5. Product Rule:
Let u and v are two functions ; u=f(x) and v=g(x)

*Example:
Let y=

Solution:

Using Product Rule

6. Quotient Rule:
Let u and v are two functions ; u=f(x) and v=g(x)

*Example:
Let y =

Solution:
Using Quotient Rule:

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Rules for finding derivative of a trigonometric function:

Example:
Let y=sin 2 ,

Solution:
Taking derivative on both sides

sin 2

2 2

2 2
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 2 2

2 2

2 2

Example:
Let y=tan 2

Solution:

2 2

2 2

2 2

Example:
Let y=sec

Solution:

sec tan

Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions:

1. sin

2. cos

3. tan

4. cot

sec

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5. sec

6. cosec

*Example:
y=sin 2

Solution:
2
2
2
2

*Example:
y=cos

Solution:

2
2

Example:
y=tan

Solution:

*Example:
y=sec 3

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Solution:
3
3 3
3
3
3
3

Derivative of general exponential function:

Let y=

Example:
Let y= 2

Solution:

2 n2

32

Derivative of natural exponential function:

Let y= 2 …

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*Example:
y=

Solution:

Derivative of general logarithm funtion:

Let y= og

Derivative of natural logarithm funtion:

Let y= n

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*Example:

y= n 3

Solution:

3
3 n

3
3

3
2
3

Higher order derivatives:

Differentiate w.r.t 'x'

Now, again differentiate eq(1) w.r.t 'x'

Now again differentiate

and so on

*Example:
Find the second derivative of y x

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Solution:

Now, taking derivative again

*Example:
Find the third derivative of

Solution:

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