Differentiation - Important Formulas
Basic Rules
d/dx(c) = 0
d/dx(x^n) = n x^(n-1)
d/dx(cu) = c du/dx
d/dx(u ± v) = du/dx ± dv/dx
Product Rule: d/dx(uv) = u dv/dx + v du/dx
Quotient Rule: d/dx(u/v) = (v du/dx - u dv/dx)/v²
Chain Rule: d/dx[f(g(x))] = f'(g(x))·g'(x)
Exponential & Logarithmic
d/dx(e^x) = e^x
d/dx(a^x) = a^x ln(a)
d/dx(ln x) = 1/x
d/dx(log_a x) = 1/(x ln a)
Trigonometric Functions
d/dx(sin x)=cos x
d/dx(cos x)=-sin x
d/dx(tan x)=sec²x
d/dx(cot x)=-cosec²x
d/dx(sec x)=sec x tan x
d/dx(cosec x)=-cosec x cot x
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
d/dx(sin■¹x)=1/√(1-x²)
d/dx(cos■¹x)=-1/√(1-x²)
d/dx(tan■¹x)=1/(1+x²)
d/dx(cot■¹x)=-1/(1+x²)
d/dx(sec■¹x)=1/(|x|√(x²-1))
d/dx(cosec■¹x)=-1/(|x|√(x²-1))
Hyperbolic Functions
d/dx(sinh x)=cosh x
d/dx(cosh x)=sinh x
d/dx(tanh x)=sech²x