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Lesson 5 - Differentiation Rules of an

Algebraic Function
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Apply the differentiation rules in computing the derivative of an
algebraic function.

2. Solve problems using differentiation rules.


The operation of finding the derivative of a function is called
differentiation. If a function has a derivative for a particular value of x,
the function is said to be differentiable at that value of x.

If a function f(x) is differentiable at x = c, then the function f(x) is


continuous at x= c. In other words, differentiability implies continuity.

The definition of derivative can also be used to find the derivative of a


function. The following are equivalent ways of writing the derivative
of y = f(x).
𝑑𝑦
1. 2. y´ 3. f´(x) 4. Dxy
𝑑𝑥
Rules of Differentiation of Functions in Calculus
The basic rules of Differentiation of functions in calculus are
presented along with several examples.

1 .Derivative of a constant function.


Let c be any constant, then its derivative is zero.

Example
y = - 10 , then

𝑦′ = 0
2. Derivative of a power function (power rule).
𝑦 = 𝑥𝑛
y’ = 𝑛𝑥 𝑛−1
where n is a constant real number (non-zero)
Example
y = x -2
𝑦′ = −2𝑥 −2−1
𝑦′ = −2𝑥 −3
2
𝑦′ = − 3
𝑥
3. Derivative of a function multiplied by a constant.
Let c be any constant and f(x) be any function
𝑦 = 𝑐. 𝑓(𝑥)
y’ = 𝑐. 𝑓′(𝑥)
Example
y = 3x 3
𝑦′ = 3(3𝑥 3−1 )
𝑦′ = 9𝑥 2
4. Derivative of the sum of functions (sum rule).
Given the functions f(x) and g(x), the derivative of their sum is defined
by:
𝑦 = 𝑓 𝑥 + 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑓′ 𝑥 + 𝑔′ 𝑥
Example
y = x2 + 4

𝑦′ = 2𝑥 2−1 + 0

𝑦′ = 2x
5. Derivative of the difference of functions.
Given the functions f(x) and g(x), the derivative of their difference is
defined by:
𝑦 = 𝑓 𝑥 − 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑓′ 𝑥 − 𝑔′ 𝑥
Example
y = x 3 - x -2
𝑦′ = 3𝑥 3−1 − (−2)𝑥 −2−1

𝑦′ = 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 −3

2
𝑦′ = 3𝑥 2 + 3
𝑥
6. Derivative of the product of two functions (product rule).
Given the functions f(x) and g(x), the derivative of their product is
defined by:
𝑦 = 𝑓 𝑥 . 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑓 ′ 𝑥 . 𝑔 𝑥 + 𝑔′ 𝑥 . 𝑓 𝑥
Example
y = (x 2 - 2x) (x - 2)
𝑦′ = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 1𝑥 1−1 − 0 + (𝑥 − 2) (2𝑥 2−1 − 2𝑥 1−1 )
𝑦′ = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 1 +(x−2) (2x−2)
𝑦′ = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + (2𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 4)
𝑦′ = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 2𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 4
𝑦′ = 3𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 4
7. Derivative of the quotient of two functions (quotient rule).
Given the functions f(x) and g(x), the derivative of their quotient is
defined by:
𝑔 𝑥 .𝑓′ 𝑥 −𝑓 𝑥 𝑔′(𝑥)
𝑦 = 𝑓 𝑥 /𝑔 𝑥 =
𝑔(𝑥)2
Example
y = (x - 2) / (x + 1)
𝑥 + 1 1 − 0 − (𝑥 − 2)(1 + 0)
𝑦′ =
(𝑥 + 1)2

𝑥 + 1 − (𝑥 − 2)
𝑦′ =
(𝑥 + 1)2
𝑥+1−𝑥+2
𝑦′ =
(𝑥 + 1)2
3
𝑦′ =
(𝑥 + 1)2

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