Derivatives
Summary
Reference: Uy, J. (2019). General Engineering Reviewer, Manila Review Institute, Inc.
Derivative of Algebraic Functions
ⅆ ⅆ ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ𝑣 Sum & Difference Rule
1. 𝐶 =0 Constant Rule 6⋅ 𝑢±𝑣 = ±
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ ⅆ ⅆ𝑣 ⅆ𝑢
2. 𝑥 =1 7⋅ 𝑢𝑣 = 𝑢 +𝑣 Product Rule
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ 𝑛 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ𝑣
ⅆ 𝑢 𝑣 −𝑢
3. 𝑥 = 𝑛𝑥 𝑛−1 Power Rule
8⋅ = ⅆ𝑥 2 ⅆ𝑥
Quotient Rule
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 𝑣 𝑣
ⅆ ⅆ𝑢 Constant Multiple Rule ⅆ𝑦 ⅆ𝑦 ⅆ𝑢
4⋅ 𝐶𝑢 = 𝐶 9. = ⋅ Chain Rule
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ 𝐶 −𝐶 ⅆ𝑢 Representations:
5⋅ = 2 C= constant
ⅆ𝑥 𝑢 𝑢 ⅆ𝑥 n= any integer
u and v = differentiable functions of x
Reference: Uy, J. (2019). General Engineering Reviewer, Manila Review Institute, Inc. Y= differentiable function of u
Derivative of Exponential Functions
ⅆ 𝑥 ⅆ 𝑥
1⋅ ⅇ = ⅇ𝑥 3⋅ 𝑎 = 𝑎 𝑥 ln 𝑎
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ 𝑢
ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ ⅆ𝑢
2⋅ ⅇ = ⅇ𝑢 4. 𝑎 𝑢
= 𝑎𝑢 ln 𝑎
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
Representations:
e= natural exponential function
a= positive constant
u = differentiable function of x
Reference: Uy, J. (2019). General Engineering Reviewer, Manila Review Institute, Inc.
Derivative of Logarithmic Functions
ⅆ 1 ⅆ 1
1⋅ (ln 𝑥 ) = 3⋅ (log 𝑏 𝑥 ) =
ⅆ𝑥 𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 𝑥 ln 𝑏
ⅆ 1 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ 1 ⅆ𝑢
2⋅ ln 𝑢 = 4⋅ (log 𝑏 𝑢) =
ⅆ𝑥 𝑢 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 𝑢 ln 𝑏 ⅆ𝑥
Representations:
b= base of logarithm
u = differentiable function of x
Reference: Uy, J. (2019). General Engineering Reviewer, Manila Review Institute, Inc.
Derivative of Trigonometric Functions
ⅆ ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ ⅆ𝑢
1⋅ sin 𝑢 = cos 𝑢 4⋅ cot 𝑢 = − csc 2 𝑢
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ ⅆ𝑢
2⋅ cos 𝑢 = − sin 𝑢 5⋅ sⅇc 𝑢 = sⅇc 𝑢 tan 𝑢
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ ⅆ𝑢
3⋅ tan 𝑢 = sⅇc 2 𝑢 6⋅ csc 𝑢 = − csc 𝑢 cot 𝑢
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
Representations:
u = differentiable function of x
Reference: Uy, J. (2019). General Engineering Reviewer, Manila Review Institute, Inc.
Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric Functions
ⅆ 1 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ −1 ⅆ𝑢
1⋅ sin−1 𝑢 = 4⋅ cot −1 𝑢 =
ⅆ𝑥 1 − 𝑢2 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 1 + 𝑢2 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ −1 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ 1 ⅆ𝑢
2⋅ cos−1 𝑢 = 5⋅ sⅇc −1 𝑢 =
ⅆ𝑥 1 − 𝑢2 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 𝑢 𝑢2 − 1 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ 1 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ −1 ⅆ𝑢
3⋅ tan−1 𝑢 = 6⋅ csc −1 𝑢 =
ⅆ𝑥 1 + 𝑢2 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 𝑢 𝑢2 − 1 ⅆ𝑥
Representations:
u = differentiable function of x
Reference: Uy, J. (2019). General Engineering Reviewer, Manila Review Institute, Inc.
Derivative of Hyperbolic Functions
ⅆ ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ ⅆ𝑢
1⋅ sinh 𝑢 = cosh 𝑢 4⋅ coth 𝑢 = − csch2 𝑢
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ ⅆ𝑢
2⋅ cosh 𝑢 = sinh 𝑢 5⋅ sⅇcℎ 𝑢 = −sⅇch 𝑢 tanh 𝑢
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ ⅆ𝑢
3⋅ tanh 𝑢 = sⅇch2 𝑢 6⋅ csc 𝑢 = − csch 𝑢 cotℎ 𝑢
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
Representations:
u = differentiable function of x
Reference: Uy, J. (2019). General Engineering Reviewer, Manila Review Institute, Inc.
Derivative of Inverse Hyperbolic Functions
ⅆ 1 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ −1 ⅆ𝑢
1⋅ sinh−1 𝑢 = 4⋅ coth−1 𝑢 =
ⅆ𝑥 𝑢2 + 1 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 1 − 𝑢2 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ 1 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ −1 ⅆ𝑢
2⋅ cosh−1 𝑢 = 5⋅ sⅇch−1 𝑢 =
ⅆ𝑥 𝑢2 − 1 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 𝑢 1 − 𝑢2 ⅆ𝑥
ⅆ 1 ⅆ𝑢 ⅆ −1 ⅆ𝑢
3⋅ tanh−1 𝑢 = 6⋅ csch−1 𝑢 =
ⅆ𝑥 1 − 𝑢2 ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥 𝑢 1 + 𝑢2 ⅆ𝑥
Representations:
u = differentiable function of x
Reference: Uy, J. (2019). General Engineering Reviewer, Manila Review Institute, Inc.