Table of derivatives

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Addition

y =u+v

Multiplication

y=uv

y ' = u'+ v '

Subtraction

y =uv

y ' = u ' v + v' u

Division

y ' = u' v '

y=

u
v

y' =

u ' v v' u
v2

y=k

y' = 0

y=x

y' = 1

y=u

y' = u'

y=k x

y' = k

y=ku

y' = k u'

y = x2

1
x2
y' = 2 x

y = u2

u'
u2
y' = 2 u u'

y = xn

y ' = n x n 1

y = un

y ' = n u n1 u '

y = ex

y' = e x

y = eu

y '= u ' eu

y = ax

y '= a x ln a

y = au

y '= u ' a u ln a

y = ln x

y' =

1
x

y = ln u

y' =

y = log a x

y' =

1
x ln a

y = log a u

y' =

u'
u ln a

y=

y '=

y= u

y '=

u'
2 u

y = sin u

y ' = u ' cos u

y = cos u

y ' = u ' sin u

y=

1
x

y=

y' =

y = sin x

2 x
y ' = cos x

y = cos x

y ' = sin x

y = tan x

y ' = 1 + tan 2 x

2
= cos 2 x = sec x

y = cotan x y ' =
y = arcsin x y ' =
y = arccos x

y' =

y = arctan x

y' =

Generalized
power rule

1
= cosec2 x
2
sin x
1
1 x2

1
1 x

1
1+ x2

1) y = u v
4)

y'
u'
= v' ln u + v
y
u

Where: y, u, v are functions of x;

1
u

y' =

u'
u

y = tan u

y ' = (1 + tan 2 u ) u '

u'

2
= cos 2 u = u ' sec u

y = cotan u

y' =

y = arcsin u

y' =

y = arccos u

y' =

y = arctan u

y' =

u'
= u ' cosec 2u
2
sin u
u'
1 u2

u'
1 u2

u'
1 + u2

2) ln y = ln( u v )

3) ln y = v ln u

u'

5) y ' = y v' ln u + v
u

u'

6) y ' = u v v' ln u + v
u

a, k, n are constants.

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