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The Derivative
Definition of The Derivative
The derivative of the function f (x ) at the point is given and denoted by

Some Basic Derivatives

In the table below, u,v , and w are functions of the variable x . a, b, c, and n are constants (with some restrictions whenever they apply). designate the natural logarithmic function and e the natural base for . Recall that .

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Chain Rule The last formula

is known as the Chain Rule formula. It may be rewritten as

Another similar formula is given by

Derivative of the Inverse Function

The inverse of the function y(x ) is the function x (y), we have

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Derivative of Trigonometric Functions and their Inverses

Recall the definitions of the trigonometric functions

Derivative of the Exponential and Logarithmic functions

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Recall the definition of the logarithm function with base a > 0 (with

):

Derivative of the Hyperbolic functions and their Inverses

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Recall the definitions of the trigonometric functions

Higher Order Derivatives

Let y = f (x ). We have:

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In some books, the following notation for higher derivatives is also used:

Higher Derivative Formula for the Product: Leibniz Formula

where

are the binomial coefficients. For example, we have

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