12/7/23, 7:13 PM Derivatives Cheat Sheet

Derivatives Cheat Sheet

Derivatives Rules

Power Rule d a( )
x =a·x
a−1
Sy

dx

Derivative of a constant d (a) =

0
dx
m

Sum Difference Rule

( f ± g ) ′ = f ′ ± g′
bo

Constant Out
( a · f ) ′ = a · f′

Product Rule
( f · g ) ′ = f ′ · g + f · g′
la

Quotient Rule ′ ′
( gf ) ′ = f · g g− g · f
b

Chain rule df ( u )
= df · du
dx du dx

Common Derivatives
d ( ln ( x ) ) = 1 d ( ln ( | x | ) ) = 1
dx x dx x

d x = ex d ( log ( x ) ) =
dx
( )
e dx
1
xln ( 10 )

d
loga ( x ) = 1
( )
dx xln ( a )

Trigonometric Derivatives
d ( ( )) d (
sin x = cos ( x ) cos ( x ) ) = −sin ( x )
dx dx

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d ( 2 d ( sec ( x ) ) = tan ( x )
tan ( x ) ) = sec ( x )
dx dx cos ( x )

d ( ( ) d ( cot ( x ) ) = − 1
csc ( x ) ) = −cot x dx 2
dx sin ( x ) sin ( x )
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Arc Trigonometric Derivatives
m
d ( arcsin ( x ) ) = 1 d ( arccos ( x ) ) = − 1
dx dx
√ 1 − x2 √ 1 − x2
bo
d ( d (
arctan ( x ) ) = 2 1 arcsec ( x ) ) = 1
dx dx
x +1 √ x2 √ x2 − 1
la
d ( arccsc ( x ) ) = − 1 d ( arccot ( x ) ) = − 1
dx dx 2
√ x2 √ x2 − 1 x +1
b
Hyperbolic Derivatives
d ( d (
sinh ( x ) ) = cosh ( x ) cosh ( x ) ) = sinh ( x )
dx dx

d ( tanh ( x ) ) = 2 d ( sech ( x ) ) =
sech ( x ) tanh ( x ) ( −sech ( x ) )
dx dx

d ( d ( 2
csch ( x ) ) = −coth ( x ) csch ( x ) coth ( x ) ) = −csch ( x )
dx dx

Arc Hyperbolic Derivatives

d ( arcsinh ( x ) ) = 1 d ( arccosh ( x ) ) = 1
dx √ x2 + 1 dx √x − 1 √x + 1

d
dx
( )
arctanh ( x ) = 1 2
d ( √ x +2 1 − 1
1−x arcsech ( x ) ) =
dx (x − 1)x

d ( 1 d (
arccsch ( x ) ) = − arccoth ( x ) ) = 1 2
dx dx
√ 1 + x2
x
2
1 1−x

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Sy
m
bo
la
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