Product and Quotient

Rule
3.4
product rule:
Notice that this is not just the
d dv du
uv   u  v product of two derivatives.
dx dx dx

This is sometimes memorized as: d uv   u dv  v du

d  2
dx 
x 
 3 2 x 
3
 5 x    
  x 2  3  6 x 2  5    2 x3  5 x   2x 

d
dx

2 x 5  5 x 3  6 x 3  15 x 
d 6 x 4  5 x 2  18 x 2  15  4 x 4  10 x 2
dx

2 x 5  11x 3  15 x 
10 x 4  33x 2  15 10 x 4  33x 2  15

Example: Find derivative of:
y  x sin x
2

y '  x cos x  sin x(2 x)

2

y '  x cos x  2 x sin x

2
Example: Find f’(π)
y  x cos x
1
y '  x ( sin x)  cos x 
2 x
1
f ' ( )   ( sin  )  cos  
2 
1 
f ' ( )  0  1  
2  2
 Lo De Hi – Hi De Lo
All Over
Quotient Rule Lo squared

du dv
v u  u  v du  u dv
d u dx dx d 
   or 2
dx  v  v 2 v
  v

d 2 x  5x
3


    
x 2  3 6 x 2  5  2 x3  5x 2 x 
dx x  3
 x  3
2 2
2
 Lo De Hi – Hi De Lo

Find the derivative of: All Over

Lo squared

t 1 2
y 2
t 1
y' 
t 2
 
 1 2t   t 2  1 2t   
t 2
1 
2

2t  2t  2t  2t
3 3
y'  4t
t 2
 1
2
y' 
t 2
1 
2
 Lo De Hi – Hi De Lo

Find the derivative of: All Over

Lo squared

3x  5
y
5x  3
5 x  33  3 x  55
y' 
5 x  3 2

15 x  9  15 x  25
y'   34
5 x  32 y' 
5 x  32
 d
Find tan x 
dx
d  sin x 
 
dx  cos x 

cos x(cos x)  sin x( sin x)


cos 2 x
Pythagorean
Identity
cos 2 x  sin 2 x

cos 2 x

d

1
 sec 2 x tan x   sec x
2
cos 2 x dx
Derivatives of trig functions Memorize!
d d
sin x  cos x csc x   csc x cot x
dx dx

d d
cos x   sin x sec x  sec x tan x
dx dx

d d
tan x  sec x
2
cot x   csc x
2
dx dx