Name___________________________________

Differentiation - Power, Constant, and Sum Date________________ Period____

Rules Differentiate each function with respect to x.

1) y = 5 2) f ( x) = 5x 18

3) y = 4x 5 + x 4) f ( x) = 4x 4 − 5x − 3

5 2
4 5
5) y = 3x 6) y = x 3
4

−5 3
7) y = −4x 8) y =
x3

4
2
10) f ( x) = −2 x
3
9) y = x

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11) y = x + 5x − x −3 1
12) y = − x 4 + 3x 3 + 2x
3 2

Differentiate each function with respect to the given variable.

13) y = −3r 5 − 5r 2 3 4
14) f (s) = − 2
− 4
s s

3 5
2 3
3 3
16) h(s) = 2⋅ s+ 2⋅ s
15) f ( x) = x 2 − x 5
3 4

Differentiate each function with respect to x. Problems may contain constants a, b, and c.

17) y = 5c 18) y = 4ax 3a − bx 3c

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 Name___________________________________
Differentiation - Power, Constant, and Sum Rules
Date________________ Period____
Differentiate each function with respect to x.

1) y = 5 2) f ( x) = 5x 18
dy f ' ( x) = 90x 17
=0
dx

3) y = 4x 5 + x 4) f ( x) = 4x 4 − 5x − 3
dy f ' ( x) = 16x 3 − 5
= 20x 4 + 1
dx

5 2
4 5
5) y = 3x 6) y = x 3
1
4
4 1
dy 15x dy 5 − 3
= = x
dx 4 dx 6
5
=
1
3
6x
−5 3
7) y = −4x 8) y =
x3
dy
= 20x −6
dx dy
= −9x −4
20 dx
= 6
x 9
=− 4
x

4
2
10) f ( x) = −2 x
3
9) y = x
3
1 −
dy 2 −
1
f ' ( x) = − x 4
= x 3 2
dx 3 1
2 =−
3
= 4
1
2x
3
3x

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11) y = x + 5x − x −3 1
12) y = − x 4 + 3x 3 + 2x
3 2
dy 8 3 −4 2
= x + 5 + 3x dy
dx 3 = −2x 3 + 5x 3 + 2
8x 3 3 dx
= +5+ 4
3 x

Differentiate each function with respect to the given variable.

13) y = −3r 5 − 5r 2 3 4
14) f (s) = − 2
− 4
dy s s
= −15r 4 − 10r −3 −5
dr f ' (s) = 6s + 16s
6 16
= 3 + 5
s s

3 5
2 3
3 3
16) h(s) = 2⋅ s+ 2⋅ s
15) f ( x) = x 2 − x 5
3 4 2 4
1 − 1 −
1 2
h' (s) = s 3 2 + s 5 2
9 −5 3 5
2
f ' ( x) = x − x 2 2
20 = +
1 2 4
2 9 3s 3
5s 5
=x −
2
5
20x

Differentiate each function with respect to x. Problems may contain constants a, b, and c.

17) y = 5c 18) y = 4ax 3a − bx 3c

dy dy 3a − 1 3c − 1
=0 = 12a 2 x − 3bcx
dx dx

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