Derivative Rules
Derivative Rules
𝑑 𝑛 𝑛−1
Chain Rule [(𝑓(𝑥)) ] = 𝑛(𝑓(𝑥)) ∙ 𝑓′(𝑥) Exponential Functions
𝑑𝑥
𝐷(𝑒 𝑥 ) = 𝑒 𝑥 𝐷(𝑒 𝑢 ) = 𝑒 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢
Trigonometric Functions
𝐷(𝑎 𝑥 ) = 𝑎 𝑥 ∙ ln 𝑎 𝐷(𝑎𝑢 ) = 𝑎𝑢 ∙ ln 𝑎 ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝐷(sin 𝑢) = cos 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢 𝐷(cos 𝑢) = −sin 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝐷(tan 𝑢) = sec 2 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢 𝐷(cot 𝑢) = −csc 2 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢
Logarithmic Functions
𝐷(sec 𝑢) = sec 𝑢 ∙ tan 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢 𝐷(csc 𝑢) = −csc 𝑢 ∙ cot 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 𝑑𝑢
𝐷(ln 𝑥) = 𝑥 𝐷(ln 𝑢) = 𝑢
1 𝑑𝑢
Inverse Trigonometric Functions 𝐷(log 𝑎 𝑥) = 𝑥 ln 𝑎 𝐷(log 𝑎 𝑢) = 𝑢 ln 𝑎
𝑑𝑢 −𝑑𝑢
𝐷(sin−1 𝑢) = √1−𝑢2 𝐷(cos −1 𝑢) = √1−𝑢2
𝑑𝑢 −𝑑𝑢
𝐷(tan−1 𝑢) = 1+𝑢2 𝐷(cot −1 𝑢) = 1+𝑢2
𝑑𝑢 −𝑑𝑢
𝐷(sec −1 𝑢) = |𝑢|√𝑢2 𝐷(csc −1 𝑢) = |𝑢|√𝑢2
−1 −1