R E F E R E N C E PA G E 5

D I F F E R E N T I AT I O N R U L E S
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General Formulas
d d
1. 共c兲 苷 0 2. 关cf 共x兲兴 苷 c f ⬘共x兲
dx dx
d d
3. 关 f 共x兲 ⫹ t共x兲兴 苷 f ⬘共x兲 ⫹ t⬘共x兲 4. 关 f 共x兲 ⫺ t共x兲兴 苷 f ⬘共x兲 ⫺ t⬘共x兲
dx dx

5.
d
dx
关 f 共x兲 t共x兲兴 苷 f 共x兲 t⬘共x兲 ⫹ t共x兲 f ⬘共x兲 (Product Rule) 6.
d
dx
冋 册 f 共x兲
t共x兲
苷
t共x兲 f ⬘共x兲 ⫺ f 共x兲 t⬘共x兲
关 t共x兲兴 2
(Quotient Rule)

d d
7. f 共 t共x兲兲 苷 f ⬘共 t共x兲兲 t⬘共x兲 (Chain Rule) 8. 共x n 兲 苷 nx n⫺1 (Power Rule)
dx dx

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

d d
9. 共e x 兲 苷 e x 10. 共a x 兲 苷 a x ln a
dx dx
d 1 d 1
11.
dx
ln x 苷ⱍ ⱍ
x
12.
dx
共log a x兲 苷
x ln a

Trigonometric Functions
d d d
13. 共sin x兲 苷 cos x 14. 共cos x兲 苷 ⫺sin x 15. 共tan x兲 苷 sec 2x
dx dx dx
d d d
16. 共csc x兲 苷 ⫺csc x cot x 17. 共sec x兲 苷 sec x tan x 18. 共cot x兲 苷 ⫺csc 2x
dx dx dx

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

d 1 d 1 d 1
19. 共sin⫺1x兲 苷 20. 共cos⫺1x兲 苷 ⫺ 21. 共tan⫺1x兲 苷
dx s1 ⫺ x 2 dx s1 ⫺ x 2 dx 1 ⫹ x2
d 1 d 1 d 1
22. 共csc⫺1x兲 苷 ⫺ 23. 共sec⫺1x兲 苷 24. 共cot⫺1x兲 苷 ⫺
dx x sx 2 ⫺ 1 dx x sx 2 ⫺ 1 dx 1 ⫹ x2

Hyperbolic Functions
d d d
25. 共sinh x兲 苷 cosh x 26. 共cosh x兲 苷 sinh x 27. 共tanh x兲 苷 sech 2x
dx dx dx
d d d
28. 共csch x兲 苷 ⫺csch x coth x 29. 共sech x兲 苷 ⫺sech x tanh x 30. 共coth x兲 苷 ⫺csch 2x
dx dx dx

Inverse Hyperbolic Functions

d 1 d 1 d 1
31. 共sinh⫺1x兲 苷 32. 共cosh⫺1x兲 苷 33. 共tanh⫺1x兲 苷
dx s1 ⫹ x 2 dx sx 2 ⫺ 1 dx 1 ⫺ x2
d 1 d 1 d 1
34. 共csch⫺1x兲 苷 ⫺ 35. 共sech⫺1x兲 苷 ⫺ 36. 共coth⫺1x兲 苷
dx x sx 2 ⫹ 1 ⱍ ⱍ dx x s1 ⫺ x 2 dx 1 ⫺ x2

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