Differentiation Formulas
General Formulas
d
1. Constant Rule: c = 0
dx
d n
2. Power Rule: x = n x n−1 , x
dx
d
3. Scalar Multiple of a Function: c f ( x ) = c f ( x )
dx
d
4. Sum and Difference of Functions: f ( x ) g ( x ) = f ( x ) g ( x )
dx
d
5. Product Rule: f ( x ) g ( x ) = f ( x ) g ( x ) + g ( x ) f ( x )
dx
d f ( x ) f ( x ) g ( x ) − g( x ) f ( x )
6. Quotient Rule: =
dx g ( x ) g ( x )
2
f ( g ( x ) ) = f ( g ( x ) ) g ( x )
d
7. Chain Rule:
dx
Exponential and Logarithmic Derivatives
d x
8. e = e x
dx
d x
9. b = b x ln ( b )
dx
d 1
10. ln x =
dx x
d 1
11. logb ( x ) =
dx x ln ( b )
Trigonometric Derivatives
d
12. sin x = cos x
dx
d
13. cos x = − sin x
dx
d
14. tan x = sec2 x
dx
d
15. csc x = − csc x cot x
dx
d
16. sec x = sec x tan x
dx
d
17. cot x = − csc2 x
dx
Inverse Trigonometric Derivatives
d 1
18. sin −1 x =
dx
1 − x2
d 1
19. cos−1 x = −
dx
1 − x2
d 1
20. tan −1 x =
dx 1 + x2
d 1
21. csc−1 x = −
dx
x x2 − 1
d 1
22. sec−1 x =
dx
x x2 − 1
d 1
23. cot −1 x = −
dx 1 + x2
Hyperbolic Derivatives
d
24. sinh x = cosh x
dx
d
25. cosh x = sinh x
dx
d
26. tanh x = sech 2 x
dx
d
27. csch x = − csch x coth x
dx
d
28. sech x = − sech x tanh x
dx
d
29. coth x = − csch 2 x
dx
Inverse Hyperbolic Derivatives
d 1
30. sinh −1 x = , x
dx 1 + x2
d 1
31. cosh −1 x = , x (1, )
dx x2 − 1
d 1
32. tanh −1 x =
, x ( −1,1)
dx 1 − x2
d 1
33. csch −1 x = − , x ( −,0 ) ( 0, )
dx x x2 + 1
d 1
34. sech −1 x = − , x ( 0,1)
dx x 1 − x2
d 1
35. coth −1 x =
, x ( −, −1) (1, )
dx 1 − x2