DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS FORMULA

d
1. (sin x) = cos x
dx
d
2. (cos x) = −sin x
dx
d
3. (tan x) = sec2 x
dx
d
4. (cot x) = −cosec2 x
dx
d
5. (sec x) = sec x tan x
dx
d
6. (cosec x) = −cosec x cot x
dx
d x
7. (e ) = ex
dx
d 1
8. (loge x) = , (x > 0)
dx x
d x
9. (a ) = ax (ln a), (a > 0)
dx
d 1
10. (sin−1 x) = , (−1 < x < 1)
dx 1 − x2
d −1
11. (cos−1 x) = , (−1 < x < 1)
dx 1 − x2
d 1
12. (tan−1 x) = , (−∞ < x < ∞)
dx 1 + x2
d −1
13. (cot−1 x) = , (−∞ < x < ∞)
dx 1 + x2
d 1
14. (sec−1 x) = , (x ∈ R − [−1, 1])
dx ∣x∣ x2 − 1
d −1
15. (cosec−1 x) = , (x ∈ R − [−1, 1])
dx ∣x∣ x2 − 1

d
16. (constant) = 0
dx
d n
17. (x ) = n xn−1 , (n ∈ R)
dx
d 1
18. (loga x) = loga e, (x > 0, a > 0, a 
= 1)
dx x
d x ∣x∣
19. (∣x∣) = or , (x 
= 0)
dx ∣x∣ x

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 d ′
20. (c f(x)) = c f (x), where c is constant
dx
d ′ ′
21. (f(x) ± g(x)) = f (x) ± g (x)
dx
d ′ ′
22. (f(x)g(x)) = f (x)g(x) + g (x)f(x)
dx
′ ′
d f(x) f (x)g(x) − g (x)f(x)
23. [ ]=
dx g(x) (g(x))2

d d(h(x)) d(t) d(f(t)) d(g(x))

24. Let, h(x) = f(g(x)). Then, (h(x)) = × = ×
dx dt dx dt dx
d ′ ′
25. Let, h(x) = f(g(x)). Then, (h(x)) = f (x)g (x)
dx

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