2.3 Prod. and Quot. Rules and Higher Ord.

Name: ___________________________
AP Calculus AB Period: _____ Date: _________________
2.3 Product and Quotient Rules and Higher Order Derivatives
Objectives: 1) Find the derivatives of a function using the Product Rule.
2) Find the derivatives of a function using the Quotient Rule.
3) Find the derivative of trigonometric functions.
4) Find a higher-order derivative of a function.

The Product Rule:

The product of two differentiable functions f and g is itself differentiable.
𝑑
[𝑓(𝑥)𝑔(𝑥)] = 𝑓(𝑥)·𝑔′ (𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑥)·𝑓 ′ (𝑥)
𝑑𝑥

Example ONE: Using the Product Rule

a. h(x) = (3x – 2x2)(5 + 4x) b. f(x) = x·ex

c. y = 2x·cos(x) - 2sin(x)

The Quotient Rule:

The quotient f/g of two differentiable functions f and g is itself differentiable at values of x
for which g(x) ≠ 0.
𝑑 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑔(𝑥)𝑓 ′ (𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑥)𝑔′(𝑥)
[ ]=
𝑑𝑥 𝑔(𝑥) (𝑔(𝑥))2

Example TWO: Using the Quotient Rule

1
5𝑥 − 2 3− ( )
a. f(x) = b. f(x) = 𝑥
𝑥2 + 1 𝑥+ 5
2.3 Prod. and Quot. Rules and Higher Ord. Name: ___________________________
AP Calculus AB Period: _____ Date: _________________
Example THREE: Using the Constant Multiple Rule
Find the derivative of the following functions.
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 5𝑥 4
a. y= b. y=
6 8

−3(3𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 ) 9
c. y= d. y = 5𝑥 2
7𝑥

Derivatives of Trigonometric Equations:

𝑑 𝑑
[sin(𝑥)] = cos(𝑥) [sec(𝑥)] = sec (𝑥)tan(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[cos(𝑥)] = −sin(𝑥) [sec(𝑥)] = sec (𝑥)tan(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[tan(𝑥)] = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (𝑥) [cot(𝑥)] = −𝑐𝑠𝑐 2 (𝑥)tan(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Example FOUR: Differentiating Trigonometric Functions

Find the derivative of the following functions
a. y = x – tan(x) b. y = x·sec(x)
2.3 Prod. and Quot. Rules and Higher Ord. Name: ___________________________
AP Calculus AB Period: _____ Date: _________________
HIGHER ORDER DERIVATIVES

Position, Velocity, and Acceleration:

 Position Function:
 Velocity Function:
 Acceleration Function:

Example FIVE: Find the Acceleration Due to Gravity

Because the moon has no atmosphere, a falling objection the moon encounters no air resistance.
In 1971, astronaut David Scott demonstrated that a feather and a hammer fall at the same
rate on the moon. The position function for each of these objects is
s(t) = -0.81t2 + 2
where s(t) is the height in meters and t is the time in seconds, as shown in the figure at the
right. What is the ratio of Earth’s gravitational force to the moon’s?