Differentiation Rules

Today, we will recap the four basic rules of Differentiation:

  • Differentiating Powers of x

\displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}x^n=nx^{n-1}

(Power comes down, and the remaining power reduced by 1)

  • Chain Rule (i.e. times differentiate inside the bracket)
  • Product Rule

\displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}(uv)=u\frac{dv}{dx}+v\frac{du}{dx}

(Keep the first term X differentiate the second, PLUS keep the second term X differentiate the first)

  • Quotient Rule

\displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}(\frac{u}{v})=\frac{v\frac{du}{dx}-u\frac{dv}{dx}}{v^2}

(Keep the bottom term differentiate the top MINUS keep the top differentiate the bottom, whole thing over v^2)

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Author: mathtuition88

Math and Education Blog

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