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Basic Derivatives Practice Worksheet

This document provides a worksheet on basic derivatives practice. It contains 18 problems involving rewriting functions, taking derivatives, and simplifying derivatives without negative exponents. It also reviews the main rules for taking derivatives, such as the power rule, constant rule, constant multiple rule, and sum and difference rules. The document aims to help students practice basic differentiation through a variety of function types in order to prepare for an upcoming quiz on derivatives.

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Basic Derivatives Practice Worksheet

This document provides a worksheet on basic derivatives practice. It contains 18 problems involving rewriting functions, taking derivatives, and simplifying derivatives without negative exponents. It also reviews the main rules for taking derivatives, such as the power rule, constant rule, constant multiple rule, and sum and difference rules. The document aims to help students practice basic differentiation through a variety of function types in order to prepare for an upcoming quiz on derivatives.

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Basic Derivatives Practice Worksheet

Rewrite each function, differentiate, and then simplify (no negative exponents!)
Function Rewrite Differentiate Simplify

5
A. y 
2 x3

5
B. y 
 2x
3

7
C. y 
3 x 2

D. y  6 x

1 1
E. y  
x 2 x3

2 3
F. y  3
 2
x x

G. Find the equation of the line tangent to y  x 2  4 at the point (1, -3).

H. Find the equation of the line tangent to y  x at the point (4, 2).

1
I. Find the equation of the line tangent to y  x 2 at the point (1, 1).
Memorize these rules for the quiz!!!
The Constant Rule The Power Rule
If n is a rational number, then the function f(x) = xn
The derivative of a constant function is zero.
is differentiable and…
d d n
c  0  x   n  x n 1
dx dx  
The Constant Multiple Rule The Sum and Difference Rules
If f is a differentiable function and c is a real The sum (or difference) of two differentiable
number, then c·f is differentiable and… functions, f and g, is differentiable and…
d d
 c  f ( x)   c  f ' ( x)  f ( x)  g ( x)  f '( x)  g '( x)
dx dx

Use an applicable rule to find each derivative.


1. f ( x)  x5  2 x3  7 x  12 2. g ( x)  3x2  2 x  1 3. s(t )  16t 2  70t  500

4. y 
2 5. y  2 x 4x2
6. y 
x 5

3
8. y 
1 9. f ( x)  x3  4 x  5
7. y   x
2 2 3 x2

x4 1 1 7
10. g ( x)    3x3  2 x 11. h( x)  5 x  4 x  2 12. f ( x)    x 2
2 x 3 2 5

13. f ( x)  x 2  5  3x 2
4 2 2 1
14. h(s)  s 5  s 3 15. F (T )  T 3  T 3  4

16. y  3x(6 x  5x 2 ) x3  3x 2  4 2 x 2  3x  1
17. f ( x)  18. h( x) 
x2 x

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