Examples:
c) y = -13 y'=0
Exercises:
a) f(x) = 32 b) f(x) = x4
c) y = x12 d) y = -3.724
e) f(x) = x f) f(x) = xe
g) f(x) = x43 h) f(x) = 25
i) g(x) = x-2 j) g(x) = x3/2
k) f(x) = 8x12 l) f(x) = -9x0
m) f(t) = 3t4/3 n) g(t) = 8t-3/4
o) y = x-4 p) y = 2/x2
q) g(t) = (2t)3 r) h(y) = (y/3)3
s) f(x) = 3Öx t) f(x) = 3Öx2
u) f(x) = 1/Öx v) y = 3/ 4Öx
Answers:
1. Sum Rule: f(x) = p(x) + q(x) Þ f '(x) = p ' (x) + q ' (x)
2. Difference Rule: f(x) = p(x) - q(x) Þ f '(x) = p ' (x) - q ' (x)
Examples:
Exercises:
Use the sum and difference rules to find the derivatives of the
following functions.
Answers:
Product Rule: f(x) = p(x) • q(x) f '(x) = p ' (x) • q (x) + p (x) • q ' (x)
Verify this result by expanding f(x) and then using the sum and difference
rules. Compare your answer with f ' (x) in its expanded form.
Exercises:
Use the Product Rule to find the derivatives of the following functions.
Answers:
Product Rule: f(x) = p(x) f '(x) = p' (x) • q (x) - p (x) • q ' (x)
q(x) [ q(x) ] 2
Example
f (x) = (x5 - 3x4) f ' (x) = (x2 + 7x)(5x4 - 12x3) - (x5 - 3x4)(2x + 7)
(x2 + 7x) (x2 + 7x)2
Verify this result by expressing f(x ) as (x5 -3x4)(x2 + 7x)-1 and then using the
product rule. Simplify your answer by finding a common denominator. Compare
your answer with f ' (x) in its expanded form.
Exercises:
Use the Quotient Rule to find the derivatives of the following functions.
Answers:
Examples:
Exercises:
Use the Chain Rule to find the derivatives of the following functions.
Answers:
Examples:
1 4
1) y = 2t - 2) y= 3) y = (2x + 1)8
t +1 x
4 t
4) y = t3 + 5) y = x2 + 1 6) y=
t3 t -1
Answers:
2
1) - 2) 3x-5/2 3) 224(2x + 1)6
(1+ t)3
2
4) 6t + 12t-5 5) (x2 + 1)-3/2 6)
(t - 1)3
Calculus Basic Derivatives
For implicitly defined functions, the derivative may be found by first isolating the
dependent variable using algebra, or by using implicit differentiation
Example: find y’ if x2 + y2 = 25
d (x2) + d (y2) = 0
dx dx
2x + 2yy’ = 0
ii) isolate y’ y’ = -x
y
1) xy = 4 2) x3 + y3 = 6 3) x2 + xy + y2 = 1
2x
4) 2x5 + x4y + y5 = 36 5) x + y =1 6) y=
x+y
Answers:
y + 2x
1) -y/x 2) -x2/y2 3) -
x + 2y
4x 3 y + 10x 4 2y
4) - 5) -(y/x)1/2 6)
x 4 + 5y 4 (x + y)2 + 2x