Differentiation Rules

Basic Rules
𝑑
[𝑐 ] = 0 Constant Rule
𝑑𝑥

𝑑
[𝑥 ] = 1 Identity Function Rule
𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝑛
[𝑥 ] = 𝑛𝑥 𝑛−1 Power Rule
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[𝑐𝑢] = 𝑐𝑢′ Constant Multiple Rule
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[𝑢 ± 𝑣] = 𝑢′ + 𝑣′ Sum / Difference Rule
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[𝑢𝑣] = 𝑢𝑣 ′ + 𝑣𝑢′ Product Rule
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑢 𝑣𝑢′ − 𝑢𝑣′
[ ]= Quotient Rule
𝑑𝑥 𝑣 𝑣2
𝑑 𝑛
[𝑢 ] = 𝑛𝑢𝑛−1 𝑢′ Chain Rule
𝑑𝑥
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Trigonometric Functions
𝑑 𝑑
[sin 𝑥] = cos 𝑥 [cos 𝑥 ] = − sin 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝑑
[tan 𝑥 ] = sec 2 𝑥 [cot 𝑥 ] = − csc 2 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝑑
[sec 𝑥] = sec 𝑥 tan 𝑥 [csc 𝑥] = − csc 𝑥 cot 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Complex Trigonometric Functions

𝑑 𝑑
[sin 𝑢] = cos 𝑢 (𝑢′) [cos 𝑢] = − sin 𝑢 (𝑢′)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝑑
[tan 𝑢] = sec 2 𝑢 (𝑢′) [cot 𝑢] = − csc 2 𝑢 (𝑢′)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝑑
[sec 𝑢] = sec 𝑢 tan 𝑢 (𝑢′ ) [csc 𝑢] = − csc 𝑢 cot 𝑢 (𝑢′)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Logarithmic Functions
𝑑 1 𝑑 1
[log 𝑎 𝑥] = [ln 𝑥] =
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 ln 𝑎 𝑑𝑥 𝑥

𝑑 𝑢′ 𝑑 𝑢′
[log 𝑎 𝑢] = [ln 𝑢] =
𝑑𝑥 (ln 𝑎)𝑢 𝑑𝑥 𝑢

Where 𝒂 > 𝟎 and 𝒂 ≠ 𝟏

Note: If a 𝑙𝑜𝑔 has no base written it is assumed the base is 10.
log 𝑥 = log10 𝑥
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Exponential Functions
𝑑 𝑥 𝑑 𝑢
[𝑎 ] = 𝑎 𝑥 ln 𝑎 [𝑎 ] = (ln 𝑎)𝑎𝑢 𝑢′
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝑥 𝑑 𝑢
[𝑒 ] = 𝑒 𝑥 [𝑒 ] = 𝑒 𝑢 𝑢′
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Trigonometric Identities
Quotient Identities Reciprocal Identities Pythagorean Identities
sin 𝜃 1
tan 𝜃 = csc 𝜃 = sin2 𝜃 + cos2 𝜃 = 1
cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃
cos 𝜃 1
cot 𝜃 = sec 𝜃 = 1 + tan2 𝜃 = sec 2 𝜃
sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
1
cot 𝜃 = 1 + cot 2 𝜃 = csc 2 𝜃
tan 𝜃

Logarithmic Properties
Product Property
log 𝑎 (𝑢𝑣) = log 𝑎 𝑢 + log 𝑎 𝑣 ln(𝑢𝑣) = ln 𝑢 + ln 𝑣

Quotient Property
𝑢 𝑢
log 𝑎 ( ) = log 𝑎 𝑢 − log 𝑎 𝑣 ln ( ) = ln 𝑢 − ln 𝑣
𝑣 𝑣

Power Property
log 𝑎 (𝑢𝑛 ) = 𝑛 log 𝑎 𝑢 ln(𝑢𝑛 ) = 𝑛 ln 𝑢