Calculus Cheat Sheet
Calculus Cheat Sheet
Calculus Cheat Sheet
Limits
Definitions
Precise Definition : We say lim f (x) = L if for Limit at Infinity : We say lim f (x) = L if we can
x!a x!1
every " > 0 there is a > 0 such that whenever make f (x) as close to L as we want by taking x
0 < |x a| < then |f (x) L| < ". large enough and positive.
“Working” Definition : We say lim f (x) = L if There is a similar definition for lim f (x) = L
x!a x! 1
we can make f (x) as close to L as we want by except we require x large and negative.
taking x sufficiently close to a (on either side of a)
without letting x = a. Infinite Limit : We say lim f (x) = 1 if we can
x!a
make f (x) arbitrarily large (and positive) by taking x
Right hand limit : lim f (x) = L. This has the sufficiently close to a (on either side of a) without
x!a+
same definition as the limit except it requires x > a. letting x = a.
Left hand limit : lim f (x) = L. This has the same There is a similar definition for lim f (x) = 1
x!a x!a
definition as the limit except it requires x < a. except we make f (x) arbitrarily large and negative.
Properties
Assume lim f (x) and lim g(x) both exist and c is any number then,
x!a x!a
lim f (x)
f (x)
1. lim [cf (x)] = c lim f (x) 4. lim = x!a provided lim g(x) 6= 0
x!a x!a x!a g(x) lim g(x) x!a
x!a
h in
2. lim [f (x) ± g(x)] = lim f (x) ± lim g(x) 5. lim [f (x)]
n
= lim f (x)
x!a x!a x!a x!a x!a
hp i q
3. lim [f (x)g(x)] = lim f (x) lim g(x) 6. lim n f (x) = n lim f (x)
x!a x!a x!a x!a x!a
Evaluation Techniques
Continuous Functions L’Hospital’s/L’Hôpital’s Rule
If f (x)is continuous at a then lim f (x) = f (a) f (x) 0 f (x) ±1
x!a If lim = or lim = then,
x!a g(x) 0 x!a g(x) ±1
Continuous Functions and Composition f (x) f 0 (x)
lim = lim 0 , a is a number, 1 or 1
x!a g(x) x!a g (x)
f (x) is continuous at b and lim g(x) = b then
⇣ ⌘x!a
lim f (g(x)) = f lim g(x) = f (b) Polynomials at Infinity
x!a x!a
Derivatives
Definition and Notation
f (x + h) f (x)
If y = f (x) then the derivative is defined to be f 0 (x) = lim .
h!0 h
If y = f (x) then all of the following are equivalent If y = f (x) all of the following are equivalent
notations for the derivative. notations for derivative evaluated at x = a.
df dy d df dy
f 0 (x) = y 0 = = = (f (x)) = Df (x) f 0 (a) = y 0 |x=a = = = Df (a)
dx dx dx dx x=a dx x=a
Common Derivatives
d ⇣ ⌘ d ⇣ ⌘ d ⇣ x⌘
x =1 csc(x) = csc(x) cot(x) a = ax ln(a)
dx dx dx
d ⇣ ⌘ d ⇣ ⌘ d ⇣ x⌘
sin(x) = cos(x) cot(x) = csc2 (x) e = ex
dx dx dx
d ⇣ ⌘ d ⇣ ⌘ 1 d ⇣ ⌘ 1
cos(x) = sin(x) sin 1 (x) = p ln(x) = , x > 0
dx dx 1 x2 dx x
d ⇣ ⌘
d ⇣ ⌘ 1 d ⇣ ⌘ 1
tan(x) = sec2 (x) cos 1 (x) = p ln |x| = , x 6= 0
dx dx 1 x2 dx x
d ⇣ ⌘
d ⇣ ⌘ 1 d ⇣ ⌘ 1
sec(x) = sec(x) tan(x) tan 1 (x) = loga (x) = , x>0
dx dx 1 + x2 dx x ln(a)
Implicit Differentiation
0
Find y if e + x y = sin(y) + 11x. Remember y = y(x) here, so products/quotients of x and y will use
2x 9y 3 2
the product/quotient rule and derivatives of y will use the chain rule. The “trick” is to differentiate as normal
and every time you differentiate a y you tack on a y 0 (from the chain rule). Then solve for y 0 .
e2x 9y
(2 9y 0 ) + 3x2 y 2 + 2x3 y y 0 = cos(y)y 0 + 11
11 2e2x 9y 3x2 y 2
2e2x 9y
9y 0 e2x 9y
+ 3x2 y 2 + 2x3 y y 0 = cos(y)y 0 + 11 ) y0 =
2x3 y 9e2x 9y cos(y)
2x3 y 9e2x 9y
cos(y) y 0 = 11 2e2x 9y
3x2 y 2
Extrema
Absolute Extrema Relative (local) Extrema
1. x = c is an absolute maximum of f (x) if 1. x = c is a relative (or local) maximum of f (x)
f (c) f (x) for all x in the domain. if f (c) f (x) for all x near c.
2. x = c is an absolute minimum of f (x) if 2. x = c is a relative (or local) minimum of f (x)
f (c) f (x) for all x in the domain. if f (c) f (x) for all x near c.
Newton’s Method
f (xn )
If xn is the nth guess for the root/solution of f (x) = 0 then (n + 1)st guess is xn+1 = xn provided
f 0 (xn )
f 0 (xn ) exists.
Related Rates
Sketch picture and identify known/unknown quantities. Write down equation relating quantities and differ-
entiate with respect to t using implicit differentiation (i.e. add on a derivative every time you differentiate a
function of t). Plug in known quantities and solve for the unknown quantity.
Example A 15 foot ladder is resting against a Example Two people are 50 ft apart when one
wall. The bottom is initially 10 ft away and is being starts walking north. The angle ✓ changes at
pushed towards the wall at 14 ft/sec. How fast is the 0.01 rad/min. At what rate is the distance between
top moving after 12 sec? them changing when ✓ = 0.5 rad?
Optimization
Sketch picture if needed, write down equation to be optimized and constraint. Solve constraint for one of
the two variables and plug into first equation. Find critical points of equation in range of variables and verify
that they are min/max as needed.
Example We’re enclosing a rectangular field with Example Determine point(s) on y = x2 + 1 that are
500 ft of fence material and one side of the field is a closest to (0, 2).
building. Determine dimensions that will maximize
the enclosed area.
Integrals
Definitions
Definite Integral : Suppose f (x) is continuous on Anti-Derivative : An anti-derivative of f (x) is a
[a, b]. Divide [a, b] into n subintervals of width x function, F (x), such that F 0 (x) = f (x).
and choose x⇤i from each interval. Then Z
Z b X n Indefinite Integral : f (x) dx = F (x) + c where
f (x) dx = lim f (x⇤i ) x.
a n!1 F (x) is an anti-derivative of f (x).
i=1
Properties
Z Z Z Z Z
f (x) ± g(x) dx = f (x) dx ± g(x) dx cf (x) dx = c f (x) dx, c is a constant
Z b Z b Z b Z b Z b
f (x) ± g(x) dx = f (x) dx ± g(x) dx cf (x) dx = c f (x) dx, c is a constant
a a a a a
Z a Z b
f (x) dx = 0 c dx = c(b a), c is a constant
a a
Z b Z a Z b Z b
f (x) dx = f (x) dx f (x) dx f (x) dx
a b a a
Z b Z c Z b
f (x) dx = f (x) dx + f (x) dx for any value c.
a a c
Z b Z b
If f (x) g(x) on a x b then f (x) dx g(x) dx
a a
Z b
If f (x) 0 on a x b then f (x) dx 0
a
Z b
If m f (x) M on a x b then m(b a) f (x) dx M (b a)
a
Common Integrals
Z Z Z Z
n 1 1
k dx = k x + c x dx = xn+1 + c, n 6= 1 x 1
dx = dx = ln |x| + c
n+1 x
Z Z Z
1 1
eu du = eu + c dx = ln |ax + b| + c ln(u) du = u ln (u) u+c
ax + b a
Z Z Z
cos(u) du = sin(u) + c sec(u) tan(u) du = sec(u) + c tan(u) du = ln |sec(u)| + c
Z Z Z
sin(u) du = cos(u) + c csc(u) cot(u)du = csc(u) + c tan(u) du = ln |cos(u)| + c
Z R Z ⇣u⌘
2 sec(u)du = 1 1 1
sec (u) du = tan(u) + c du = tan +c
ln sec(u) + tan(u) + c a 2 + u2 a a
Z R Z ⇣u⌘
csc(u)du = 1 1
csc2 (u) du = cot(u) + c p du = sin +c
ln csc(u) + cot(u) + c a2 u2 a
= 1
7 sec7 (x) 1
5 sec5 (x) + c = 1
sec2 (x) + 2 ln cos(x) 1
cos2 (x) + c
2 2
Z Z Z b b Z b
Integration by Parts : u dv = uv v du and
u dv = uv v du. Choose u and dv from integral
a Ra a
and compute du by differentiating u and compute v using v = dv.
Z Z 5
Example xe x dx Example ln(x) dx
x x 3
Z = x dv = e
u ) Zdu = dx v = e u = ln(x) dv = dx ) du = x1 dx v = x
Z 5 Z 5
xe dx = xe x + e x dx
x 5 5
ln(x) dx = x ln(x) dx = (x ln(x) x)
x x 3 3
= xe e +c 3 3
= 5 ln(5) 3 ln(3) 2
Trig Substitutions : If the integral contains the following root use the given substitution and formula to
convert into an integral involving trig functions.
p p p
a2 b2 x2 ) x = ab sin(✓) b2 x2 a2 ) x = ab sec(✓) a2 + b2 x2 ) x = ab tan ✓
cos2 (✓) = 1 sin2 (✓) tan2 (✓) = sec2 (✓) 1 sec2 (✓) = 1 + tan2 (✓)
Z Z Z
16 16 2 12
Example p dx 2 3 cos ✓ d✓ = d✓
2
x 4 9x 2 4
9 sin (✓)(2 cos ✓) sin2 (✓)
Z
x = 23 sin(✓) ) dx = 23 cos(✓) d✓
q = 12 csc2 (✓)d✓ = 12 cot(✓) + c
p p
4 9x2 = 4 4 sin2 (✓) = 4 cos2 (✓) = 2 |cos(✓)| Use Right Triangle Trig to go back to x’s. From
p
Recall x2 = |x|. Because we have an indefinite substitution we have sin(✓) = 3x 2 so,
integral we’ll assume positive and drop absolute
value bars. If we had a definite integral we’d need to
compute ✓’s and remove absolute value bars based
on that and,
⇢ p
x if x 0 2
From this we see that cot(✓) = 43x9x . So,
|x| =
x if x < 0 Z p
p 16 4 4 9x2
p dx = +c
In this case we have 4 9x2 = 2 cos(✓). x2 4 9x2 x
R P (x)
Partial Fractions : If integrating a rational expression involving polynomials, Q(x) dx, where the degree of
P (x) is smaller than the degree of Q(x). Factor denominator as completely as possible and find the partial
fraction decomposition of the rational expression. Integrate the partial fraction decomposition (P.F.D.). For
each factor in the denominator we get term(s) in the decomposition according to the following table.
Factor of Q(x) Term in P.F.D Factor is Q(x) Term in P.F.D
A A1 A2 Ak
ax + b (ax + b)k + + ··· +
ax + b ax + b (ax + b)2 (ax + b)k
Ax + B A1 x + B 1 Ak x + B k
ax2 + bx + c (ax2 + bx + c)k + ··· +
ax2 + bx + c 2
ax + bx + c (ax2 + bx + c)k
Z
7x2 + 13x 7x2 +13x A Bx+C A(x2 +4)+(Bx+C) (x 1)
Example dx (x 1) (x2 +4) = x 1 + x2 +4 = (x 1) (x2 +4)
Z (x 1) (x2 +Z4)
2
7x + 13x 4 3x + 16 Set numerators equal and collect like terms.
dx = + 2 dx
2
(x 1) (x + 4) x 1 x +4 7x2 + 13x = (A + B) x2 + (C B) x + 4A C
Z
4 3x 16 Set coefficients equal to get a system and solve to
= + + dx
x 1 x2 + 4 x2 + 4 get constants.
= 4 ln |x 1| + 32 ln x2 + 4 + 8tan 1 x2 A + B = 7 C B = 13 4A C = 0
Here is partial fraction form and recombined. A=4 B=3 C = 16
Applications of Integrals
Z b
Net Area : f (x) dx represents the net area between f (x) and
a
the x-axis with area above x-axis positive and area below x-axis negative.
Area Between Curves : The general formulas for the two main cases for each are,
Z b Z d
y = f (x) ) A = [upper function] [lower function] dx & x = f (y) ) A = [right function] [left function] dy
a c
If the curves intersect then the area of each portion must be found individually. Here are some sketches of
a couple possible situations and formulas for a couple of possible cases.
Z b Z d Z c Z b
A= f (x) g(x) dx A= f (y) g(y) dy A= f (x) g(x) dx + g(x) f (x) dx
a c a c
R R
Volumes of Revolution : The two main formulas are V = A(x) dx and V = A(y) dy. Here is some
general information about each method of computing and some examples.
Rings Cylinders/Shells
⇣ ⌘
A = ⇡ (outer radius) 2
(inner radius) 2 A = 2⇡(radius)(width / height)
Limits: x/y of right/bot ring to x/y of left/top ring Limits : x/y of inner cyl. to x/y of outer cyl.
Horz. Axis use f (x), Vert. Axis use f (y), Horz. Axis use f (y), Vert. Axis use f (x),
g(x), A(x) and dx. g(y), A(y) and dy. g(y), A(y) and dy. g(x), A(x) and dx.
Ex. Axis : y = a > 0 Ex. Axis : y = a 0 Ex. Axis : y = a > 0 Ex. Axis : y = a 0
outer radius : a f (x) outer radius: |a| + g(x) radius : a y radius : |a| + y
inner radius : a g(x) inner radius: |a| + f (x) width : f (y) g(y) width : f (y) g(y)
These are only a few cases for horizontal axis of rotation. If the axis of rotation is the x-axis use the y = a 0
case with a = 0. For vertical axis of rotation (x = a > 0 and x = a 0) interchange x and y to get appropri-
ate formulas.
Work : If a force of F (x) moves an object in Average Function Value : The average value of
Z b Z b
1
a x b, the work done is W = F (x) dx f (x) on a x b is favg = f (x) dx
a b a a
Arc Length & Surface Area : The three basic formulas are,
Z b Z b Z b
L= ds SA = 2⇡y ds (rotate about x-axis) SA = 2⇡x ds (rotate about y-axis)
a a a
where ds is dependent upon the form of the function being worked with as follows.
s ✓ ◆2 s✓ ◆ ✓ ◆2
2
dy dx dy
ds = 1 + dx if y = f (x), a x b ds = + dt if x = f (t), y = g(t), a t b
dx dt dt
s ✓ ◆2 s ✓ ◆2
dx dr
ds = 1 + dy if x = f (y), a y b ds = r + 2 d✓ if r = f (✓), a ✓ b
dy d✓
With surface area you may have to substitute in for the x or y depending on your choice of ds to match the
differential in the ds. With parametric and polar you will always need to substitute.
Improper Integral
An improper integral is an integral with one or more infinite limits and/or discontinuous integrands. Integral
is called convergent if the limit exists and has a finite value and divergent if the limit doesn’t exist or has
infinite value.
Infinite Limit
Z 1 Z t Z b Z b
1. f (x) dx = lim f (x) dx 2. f (x) dx = lim f (x) dx
a t!1 a 1 t! 1 t
Z 1 Z c Z 1
3. f (x) dx = f (x) dx + f (x) dx provided both integrals are convergent.
1 1 c
Discontinuous Integrand
Z b Z b Z b Z t
1. Discontinuity at a : f (x) dx = lim f (x) dx 2. Discontinuity at b : f (x) dx = lim f (x) dx
a t!a+ t a t!b a
Z b Z c Z b
3. Discontinuity at a < c < b : f (x) dx = f (x) dx + f (x) dx provided both are convergent.
a a c