Calculus 1 – Derivatives Formula Sheet:

Basic Derivatives:
𝑑 𝑑 𝑑
[𝒄] = 0 [𝒙] = 1 [𝒄𝒙] = 𝑐
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑑
[𝒄 ∗ 𝒇(𝒙)] = 𝑐 ∗ 𝑓′(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥

Trigonometric Derivatives:
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

The Power Rule:

𝑑 𝒏
[𝒙 ] = 𝑛𝑥 𝑛−1
𝑑𝑥

The Product Rule:

𝑑
[𝒖𝒗] = 𝑢′ 𝑣 + 𝑢𝑣′
𝑑𝑥

𝑑
[𝒖𝒗𝒘] = 𝑢′ 𝑣𝑤 + 𝑢𝑣 ′ 𝑤 + 𝑢𝑣𝑤′
𝑑𝑥

The Quotient Rule:

𝑑 𝒖 𝑣𝑢′ − 𝑢𝑣′
[ ]=
𝑑𝑥 𝒗 𝑣2

The Reciprocal Rule:

𝑑 𝟏 −𝑢′
[ ]= 2
𝑑𝑥 𝒖 𝑢

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The Chain Rule:
𝒅𝒚 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑢
= ∗
𝒅𝒙 𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑥

𝑑
[𝒇(𝒈(𝒙))] = 𝑓 ′ (𝑔(𝑥)) ∗ 𝑔′(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥

𝑑
[𝒇(𝒈(𝒖))] = 𝑓 ′ (𝑔(𝑢)) ∗ 𝑔′ (𝑢) ∗ 𝑢′
𝑑𝑥

𝑑
[𝒇(𝒙)]𝒏 = 𝑛[𝑓(𝑥)]𝑛−1 ∗ 𝑓′(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥

Trig Derivatives:
𝑑 𝑑
𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝒖) = cos(𝑢) 𝑢′ 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝒖) = − sin(𝑢) 𝑢′
“With Chain Rule” 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

Inverse Trig Derivatives:

𝑑 𝑢′ 𝑑 −𝑢′
[𝒔𝒊𝒏−𝟏 (𝒖)] = [𝒄𝒐𝒔−𝟏 (𝒖)] =
“With Chain Rule” 𝑑𝑥 √1 − 𝑢2 𝑑𝑥 √1 − 𝑢2

𝑑 𝑢′ 𝑑 −𝑢′
[𝒕𝒂𝒏−𝟏 (𝒖)] = [𝒄𝒐𝒕−𝟏 (𝒖)] =
𝑑𝑥 1 + 𝑢2 𝑑𝑥 1 + 𝑢2

𝑑 𝑢′ 𝑑 −𝑢′
[𝒔𝒆𝒄−𝟏 (𝒖)] = [𝒄𝒔𝒄−𝟏 (𝒖)] =
𝑑𝑥 |𝑢|√𝑢2 − 1 𝑑𝑥 |𝑢|√𝑢2 − 1

Exponential Derivatives:
𝑑 𝒖
[𝒆 ] = 𝑒 𝑢 ∗ 𝑢′
𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝒖
[𝒂 ] = 𝑎𝑢 ∗ 𝑢′ ∗ ln 𝑎
𝑑𝑥

Derivatives of Logs:
𝑑 𝑢′
[𝐥𝐧 𝒖] =
𝑑𝑥 𝑢

𝑑 𝑢′
[𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂 (𝒖)] =
𝑑𝑥 𝑢 ln 𝑎

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Logarithmic Differentiation:
𝑑 𝒗 𝑣𝑢′
[𝒖 ] = 𝑢𝑣 [ + 𝑣 ′ ln (𝑢)]
𝑑𝑥 𝑢

Inverse Functions:
𝑑 −𝟏 1
[𝒇 (𝒂)] = 𝒇(𝒃) = 𝒂 𝒇−𝟏 (𝒂) = 𝒃
𝑑𝑥 𝑓′(𝑏)

𝑑 −𝟏 1
[𝒇 (𝒙)] = ′ −1
𝑑𝑥 𝑓 [𝑓 (𝑥)]

Limit Definition:
𝑓(𝑥 + ℎ) − 𝑓(𝑥)
𝒇′ (𝒙) = lim
ℎ→0 ℎ

Alternative Definition:
𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑎)
𝒇′ (𝒂) = lim
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥−𝑎

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