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Couple of New Rules?

f(x) = (6x2 3x)(x3 + 5)
True or False

f '(x) = (12x 3)(3x2)

Verify your true/false answer by finding f '(x) using rules we know.

Yes or no, if h (x) = f(x)g(x) does h'(x) = f '(x)g '(x) ?

If yes, we have a new Rule!!!

If no, we dont have a new Rule, boo-hoo, so then how can we find derivatives of functions such as:
f(x) = (3x2 x)sin(x) ?

We need a new Rule.

New Rule: if h(x) = f(x) g(x) then h '(x) = f '(x)g(x) + f(x)g'(x)

Try this new Rule on our original problem.

f(x) = (6x2 3x)(x3 + 5)

This new Rule is called The Product Rule.

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An organizing chart can help when using the Product Rule:

Note: in the Product Rule f '(x) is not the f '(x) of the original question, all books write the Product Rule with
h, f and g.
f(x) = (3x2 x)sin(x)

f '(x) =

f'

g'

When set up this way the Product Rule is the inside + the outside
f(x) = (6x4 -1)(-3x7 2x + 4)

Find f '(x) two different ways.

f(x) = 3x7sin(x)

find f '(x)

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Where did the Product Rule come from??

6x 3 x
f (x)
5x 2
f '(x) =

Which rule(s) did you use??

New Rule: If h(x)

f (x)

f (x)
f '(x) g(x) f(x) g'(x)
then h '(x)
2
g(x)
g(x)

6x 3 x
find f '(x)
5x 2

Use same organizing chart. Same inside outside pattern but with and not + and with a denominator.
In The Quotient Rule f(x) must be the numerator and g(x) the denominator and you must start with f '(x).

Find h '(x) two ways.

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3x 2 7x 14
h(x)
4x

3x 5 9x 2 x
f (x)
7

find f '(x).

Note: all books show the PR to start with f and not f '. Because of all the multiplication and addition we can
switch orders and therefore have the numerator of the QR look very similar to the PR.

Homework
Freshmen

Page 124 1 11 odd

JV Page 124 15, 17, 25, 29, 63, 65, 83

Varsity Page 125 85, 95 98, 104

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5
f (x) tan(x)

MEMORIZE:
f (x) x

f (x)

1
x

f '(x) =
f '(x) =

f '(x) =

MEMORIZE:

d
sin( x)
dx

d
cos(x)
dx

d
tan(x)
dx

d
cot(x)
dx

d
sec( x )
dx

d
csc(x)
dx

Homework
Freshmen

Page 124 39 53 odd

JV Page 125 61, 62, 67, 68

Varsity Page 126 109 - 115

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Notation:
Name

Newton

Leibniz

original

f(x) or y

1st deriv

f '(x) or y'

dy
dx

2nd deriv

f ''(x) or y''

d2 y
dx 2

3rd deriv

f '''(x) or y'''

d3 y
dx 3

4th deriv

f (4)(x) or y(4)

d4 y
dx 4

nth deriv

f (n)(x) or y(n)

dn y
dx n

y = (4x3 2x)2

find y '

y = (4x3 2x)20

find y ' or

y = sin(3x2 + 1)

find y '

In an algebra class you might say that the above functions are the _____________________________ of two
functions. Not the sum, not the difference, not the product and not the quotient but the _________________.
We can find the derivative of sums, differences, products and quotients but not yet for
________________________.

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Now!

We need to decompose the functions to do the calculus.

y = (4x3 2x)20
Call the inside function u and write a u = expression.
u = 4x3 2x
Rewrite the original function in terms of u.
y = u20
Find the derivative of the u = expression and write in Leibniz notation.
u = 4x3- 2x so u' or

du
= 12x2 - 2
dx

Find the derivative of the new y = equation write in Leibniz notation.

y = u20 so y ' =

dy
= 20u19
du

Then what ?????...

If

3 x 3

x 7 7

r x
r
and if Leibniz notation can be thought of as a fraction then does
x m m

dy du dy

or y ??
du dx dx

So,
y = (4x3 2x)20
u = 4x3- 2x

du
= 12x2 2
dx

y = u20 y ' =

dy
= 20u19
du

y' =

dy
= 20u19(12x2 2)
dx

But since the original question was in x and y, so must the answer be.
y' = 20u19(12x2 2) and change everything back to y and x: y' = 20(4x3 2x)19(12x2 2)
We just did a nuther nuther new Rule. This rule is known as
The Chain Rule:

dy du dy

du dx dx

used when finding the derivative of a composition of functions.

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y = sin(3x2 + 1) find y' (or

dy
)
dx

u=
y =

Homework
Freshmen Page 133 7, 11, 47
For two reasons I tend not to use the notation that we used yesterday, when finding the derivative via the
chain rule.
Reason 1: It is really not _______________________.
Reason ___: When the problems get more complex, like f (x) sin 2 (3x 3 x) , this notation becomes
______________.
It is all about the word something, where something is sort of like u.
f(x) = sin(3x2 + 1)

find f ' (x)

f (x) 3x 3 2x 2 1 find f ' (x)

With this approach even our original problem, f(x) = (4x3 2x)2, may be just as easily solved with The Chain
Rule as it was by expanding.

Notation for chain rule with Newton notation: If h(x) = f(g(x)) then h ' (x) =

Homework
Freshmen Page 133 13, 15, 47, 49,
JV Page 134

89

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f (x) x(3x 9)

h(x) = sec(x2)

g(x)

f '(x) =

h '(x) =

5x
(6x 4x)3
2

g'(x) =

3x 2 2
g(x)

2x 3

y = tan3x

y'=

g '(x) =

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x 3 4 3

y sin 2
x 1

10
y'=

Homework
JV Page 133 19, 21, 25, 27, 29
Varsity page 133 31, 53, 57, 65, 81

quiz

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11

Beyond Raw Calculus

Do as much Algebra as you can, trying to simplify/factor/make prettier.
Keep in mind that we will be finding f ''(x) or setting f '(x) = 0 or plugging a number into f '(x).
3xcos(x2) + 3x2cos(x2)

8x 2 (2x 1) 4 2x(2x 1)5

4x 3 (2x 1) 2

2 4x-3

3x(x2 1) (x + 4)(x2 + 3)

x 2 (3x 2 6x)4 2x(x 3 3x 2 4)

2 2

16x 4 9y2

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12
2

(2x 3)cos(x) + x cos(x)

4
3x 1
2

3x 2 1

x(2x 2 2) (x 2 1)
(2x 1)2

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13

The slope of a vertical line is _________________________

The slope of a horizontal line is _______________________
The slope of a tangent is found by:

Find all if any points for which the graph of y

3x

has a horizontal tangent.

Write an equation of the line tangent to the graph of y = tan2(x) at the point where x = /4.

Homework
JV Page 134 67, 73, 75, 77, 111 - 114