AP Calc AB Must-Know Derivatives (+Rules)

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Power Rule

f’(x) = n*x^n-1

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Product Rule

h’(x) = f’(x)*g(x) + g’(x)*f(x)

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Quotient Rule

h(x) = f’(x)*g(x) - g’(x)*f(x) / (g(x))²

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f(x)=c

f’(x)=?

0

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Product of three or more functions

p’(x)= f’(x)*g(x)*h(x) + f(x)*g’(x)*h(x) + f(x)*g(x)*h’(x)

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f(x) = √x

f’(x) = ?

1 / 2√x

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f(x) = ax

f’(x) = ?

a

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f(x) = ax^n

f’(x) = ?

a*n*x^n-1

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f(x)= g(x) ± h(x)

f’(x) = ?

g’(x) ± h’(x)

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f(x) = sin(x)

f’(x) = ?

cos(x)

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f(x) = cos(x)

f’(x) = ?

-sin(x)

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f(x) = e^x

f’(x) = ?

e^x

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f(x) = ln

f’(x) = ?

1/x

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f(x) = tan(x)

f’(x) = ?

sec(x)*tan(x)

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f(x) = csc(x)

f’(x) = ?

-csc(x)*cot(x)

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f(x) = cot(x)

f’(x) = ?

-csc²(x)

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Chain Rule

  1. Determine an ‘inside function’ using the variable u

  2. Redefine the original function in terms of u

  3. find the derivatives of each new function

  4. find the original derivative