The Derivative and

the Slope of a Curve

Derivatives: The Foundation of
Differential Equations

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DIFFERENTIATION

The process of finding

the derivative of a
function

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 DIFFERENTIATION

dy over dx d over dx f prime D sub x

 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES

1 DERIVATIVES THAT ARE CONSTANTS

2 DERIVATIVES THAT ARE POWERS

DERIVATIVES INVOLVING
3 TRIGONOMETRY
DERIVATIVES INVOLVING
4 MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
CONSTANT RULE/CONSTANT FUNCTION

If f(x) = c, where c is a constant

then f’(x) = 0
EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 3

f(x) = 10
f’(x) = 0
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
POWER RULE/POWER FUNCTION

EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 3

 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

EXAMPLE 1
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

Your turn!
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

EXAMPLE 2
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

Your turn!
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING MULTIPLE FUNCTION

SUM/DIFFERENCE RULE
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING MULTIPLE FUNCTION

SUM/DIFFERENCE RULE
 DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING MULTIPLE FUNCTION

SUM/DIFFERENCE RULE
Your turn!
DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING MULTIPLE FUNCTION

PRODUCT RULE
DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING MULTIPLE FUNCTION

PRODUCT RULE
Your turn!
DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING MULTIPLE FUNCTION

QUOTIENT RULE
DIFFERENT RULES OF DERIVATIVES
INVOLVING MULTIPLE FUNCTION
Your turn!
QUOTIENT RULE
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