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Derivative Rules and Exercises Guide

The document covers differentiation techniques, including the chain rule, product rule, and quotient rule for finding derivatives of compound, product, and rational functions. It provides examples for each rule and includes a series of exercises for practice, focusing on finding derivatives and writing equations of tangent lines for various functions. The exercises are structured to reinforce the application of differentiation rules in different scenarios.

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Derivative Rules and Exercises Guide

The document covers differentiation techniques, including the chain rule, product rule, and quotient rule for finding derivatives of compound, product, and rational functions. It provides examples for each rule and includes a series of exercises for practice, focusing on finding derivatives and writing equations of tangent lines for various functions. The exercises are structured to reinforce the application of differentiation rules in different scenarios.

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Differentiation

1 Compound functions and general derivative


Chain rule of taking derivative:

(f (g(x))′ = g ′ (x) × f ′ (g(x))

E.g. Find the derivative of sin 4x and e4x .


Let u = 4x ⇒ u′ = 4. Therefore

(sin u)′ = u′ × sin′ (u)


= u′ × cos(u)
= 4 × cos 4x

Derivative of the product of functions:

(uv)′ = u′ v + v ′ u

E.g. Find the derivative of x sin x.


Let u = x, v = sin x ⇒ u′ = 1, v ′ = cos x. Therefore

(uv)′ = u′ v + v ′ u
= 1 × sin x + x × cos x
= sin x + x cos x

Derivative of rational functions (Quotient rule:


 u ′ u′ v − v ′ u
=
v v2
E.g. Find the derivative of p(x) = sinx x .
Let u = x, v = sin x ⇒ u′ = 1, v ′ = cos x. Therefore
 u ′ u′ v − v ′ u
=
v v2
1 × sin x − x × cos x
=
(sin x)2

1
2 Exercises
2.1 Chain rule
Exercise 1. Find the derivatives of the following functions (with respective to
variable x)
a) y = sin 3x + cos 2x
b) y = (3x2 + 1)5
c) y = sin(4x3 − 2x)
d) y = ln(5x2 + 7)
e) y = ecos(2x)
f) y = cos2 (5x)
g) y = ln(4x2 + 9)
h) y = (x3 + 2x)10
√
i) y = 3x + 1
Exercise 2.
a) y = (x2 + 1)(x3 − 2)
b) y = (2x + 5) sin x
c) y = x2 ex
d) y = (x3 + 1) cos(2x)
e) y = (x2 + 4)(ln x)
f) y = (3x − 1)(e2x )
g) y = (x2 + 1) sin(x2 )
h) y = x ln(x2 + 1)
√
i) y = (x3 + 1)( x2 + 4)
Exercise 3.
x2 + 1
a) y =
x+1
sin x
b) y =
x
ex
c) y =
x2 + 1

2
x3
d) y =
ln x
x2 + 4
e) y = √
x
x2 sin x
f) y =
x3 + 1
ln(x2 + 1)
g) y =
x
e2x
h) y =
cos x
x2 + 1
i) y =
x2 − 1
Exercise 4.

1. Given f (x) = sin x. Find f ′ π



2 .
2. Given f (x) = cos x. Find f ′ (0).
3. Given f (x) = ex . Find f ′ (ln 2).
4. Given f (x) = ln(x). Find f ′ (1).

5. Given f (x) = x3 . Find f ′ (2).


√
6. Given f (x) = x. Find f ′ (4).
7. Given f (x) = tan x. Find f ′ π

4 .
1
8. Given f (x) = . Find f ′ (2).
x
9. Given f (x) = sin(2x). Find f ′ π

6 .

10. Given f (x) = (x2 + 1)3 . Find f ′ (1).


Exercise 5.
1. Given f (x) = x2 . Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 1.
π
2. Given f (x) = sin x. Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 4.

3. Given f (x) = cos x. Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 0.


4. Given f (x) = ex . Write the equation of the tangent line at x = ln 2.
5. Given f (x) = ln x. Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 1.
√
6. Given f (x) = x. Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 4.

3
π
7. Given f (x) = tan x. Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 4.

1
8. Given f (x) = . Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 2.
x
9. Given f (x) = (x2 + 1)3 . Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 1.
π
10. Given f (x) = sin(2x). Write the equation of the tangent line at x = 6.

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