* Differential
Calculus
- Branch of mathematics that deals with the rate
at which a variable or function is changing.
Formula:
Formula:
1. d(C)/dx
- The derivative of
any constant (C) is always equal to zero.
Examples:
Examples:
d(3) / dx = 0
- read as
"derivative of 3 with respect to x is equal to 0"
* d(e) / dx = 0
*d(𝝿) / dx = 0
* d(1,000,000) / dx = 0
2. d(u + v)/dx = du/dx + dv/dx
- Derivative can be distributed among the separated functions.
Example:
* d(3x + 4) / dx = d(3x)/dx + d(4)/dx
= 3 + 0
= 3
3. d(xn) / dx = nxn-1
- The derivative of a
variable (x) raised to exponent (n) is equal to the product of the exponent (n)
and the variable (x) raised to the value of exponent (n) minus 1.
Examples:
* d(3x2) / dx
Examples:
* d(3x2) / dx
= (2)(3)(x)2-1
= 6x
* d(4x3 - 2x2 + 5x - 10)/dx
* d(4x3 - 2x2 + 5x - 10)/dx
= d(4x3)/dx - d(2x2 )/dx + d(5x)/dx - d(10)/dx
= (3)(4)(x)3-1
- (2)(2)(x)2-1 + 5 - 0
= 12x2 -
4x + 5
* d(5x3) / dx
= (3)(5)(x)3-1
= 15x2
* d[(x2 + 2x + 1)/(x + 1)]/dx
= d[(x + 1)2 /(x + 1)]/dx
= d(x + 1)/dx
= d(x)/dx + d(1)/dx
= 1
4. d(Cu)/dx = C
- The derivative of the product of a constant (C) and a variable (u) raised to 1 is equal to the value of the constant.
- Derived from
formula no. 3
* d(Cx)/dx
= (1)(C)x1-1
= (1)(C)(x0)
= (1)(C)(1)
= C
Examples:
* d(3x)/dx = 3
Examples:
* d(3x)/dx = 3
* d(5y)/dy = 5
* d(x)/dx = 1
5. d(uv)dx = ud(v)/dx + vd(u)/dx
Example:
* d[(x + 2)(3x2)]
* d[(x + 2)(3x2)]
= (x + 2) * d(3x2)/dx + (3x2) * d(x+2)/dx
= (x + 2)(6x) + (3x2)(1)
= 6x2 +
12x + 3x2
= 9x2 +
12x
* d[(5x2 - 4)(2x + 3)] / dx
= (5x2 - 4) * d(2x + 3)/dx + (2x + 3) * d(5x2 - 4)/dx
= (5x2 -
4)(2) + (2x + 3)(10x)
= 10x2 - 8
+ 20x2 + 30x
= 30x2 +
30x - 8
6. d(un) / dx = nun-1 . d(u)/dx
- If a non-monomial
quantity (u) is raised to an exponent (n) not equal to zero but greater than or
less than 1, the exponent will be multiplied to the derivative of the quantity
(u) and the quantity raised to its exponent (n) minus by 1.
Example:
Example:
* d(7x - 4)2 / dx = (2)(7x - 4)2-1 . d(7x - 4)/dx
= (2)(7x - 4) . 7
= 14(7x - 4)
= 98x - 56