Differentiation - Product Rule

Differentiate each function with respect to x.

1) y = − x 3 (3 x 4 − 2) 2) f ( x) = x 2 (−3 x 2 − 2)

3) y = (−2 x 4 − 3)(−2 x 2 + 1) 4) f ( x) = (2 x 4 − 3)( x 2 + 1)

5) f ( x) = (5 x 5 + 5)(−2 x 5 − 3) 6) f ( x) = (−3 + x −3 )(−4 x 3 + 3)

7) y = (−2 x 4 + 5 x 2 + 4)(−3 x 2 + 2)

8) y = ( x 4 + 3)(−4 x 5 + 5 x 4 + 5)

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 9) y = (5 x 4 − 3 x 2 − 1)(−5 x 2 + 3)

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10) f ( x) = −10 x 2 − 7 ( 2
x + 9 (2 x 3 + 4) )

11) y = (5 + 3 x )(4 x 5 + 6 x 3 + 10)

−2

12) y = (−6 x 4 + 2 + 6 x −4 )(6 x 4 + 7)

13) f ( x) = (−7 x + 10 x + 8)( x + 10)

2
4 5 2

Critical thinking question:

14) A classmate claims that ( f ⋅ g)' = f ' ⋅ g' for any functions f and g. Show an example that proves your
classmate wrong.

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 Differentiation - Product Rule
Differentiate each function with respect to x.

1) y = − x 3 (3 x 4 − 2) 2) f ( x) = x 2 (−3 x 2 − 2)
dy f ' ( x) = x 2 ⋅ −6 x + (−3 x 2 − 2) ⋅ 2 x
= − x 3 ⋅ 12 x 3 + (3 x 4 − 2) ⋅ −3 x 2
dx = −12 x 3 − 4 x
= −21 x 6 + 6 x 2

3) y = (−2 x 4 − 3)(−2 x 2 + 1) 4) f ( x) = (2 x 4 − 3)( x 2 + 1)

dy f ' ( x) = (2 x 4 − 3) ⋅ 2 x + ( x 2 + 1) ⋅ 8 x 3
= (−2 x 4 − 3) ⋅ −4 x + (−2 x 2 + 1) ⋅ −8 x 3
dx = 12 x 5 + 8 x 3 − 6 x
= 24 x 5 − 8 x 3 + 12 x

5) f ( x) = (5 x 5 + 5)(−2 x 5 − 3) 6) f ( x) = (−3 + x −3 )(−4 x 3 + 3)

f ' ( x) = (5 x 5 + 5) ⋅ −10 x 4 + (−2 x 5 − 3) ⋅ 25 x 4 f ' ( x) = (−3 + x −3 ) ⋅ −12 x 2 + (−4 x 3 + 3) ⋅ −3 x −4
= −100 x 9 − 125 x 4 9
= 36 x 2 − 4
x

7) y = (−2 x 4 + 5 x 2 + 4)(−3 x 2 + 2)
dy
= (−2 x 4 + 5 x 2 + 4) ⋅ −6 x + (−3 x 2 + 2)(−8 x 3 + 10 x)
dx
= 36 x 5 − 76 x 3 − 4 x

8) y = ( x 4 + 3)(−4 x 5 + 5 x 4 + 5)
dy
= ( x 4 + 3)(−20 x 4 + 20 x 3 ) + (−4 x 5 + 5 x 4 + 5) ⋅ 4 x 3
dx
= −36 x 8 + 40 x 7 − 60 x 4 + 80 x 3

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 9) y = (5 x 4 − 3 x 2 − 1)(−5 x 2 + 3)
dy
= (5 x 4 − 3 x 2 − 1) ⋅ −10 x + (−5 x 2 + 3)(20 x 3 − 6 x)
dx
= −150 x 5 + 120 x 3 − 8 x

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10) f ( x) = −10 x 2 − 7 ( )
x 2 + 9 (2 x 3 + 4)

f ' ( x) = (−10 x − 7 x + 9) ⋅ 6 x + (2 x + 4)(−20 x −

2 3
2 14
5
x 5

12
2 3
−
5
)
5
238 x 56
= −100 x 4 − + 54 x 2 − 80 x −
5 3
5
5x
11) y = (5 + 3 x )(4 x
−2 5
+ 6 x + 10) 3

dy
= (5 + 3 x −2 )(20 x 4 + 18 x 2 ) + (4 x 5 + 6 x 3 + 10) ⋅ −6 x −3
dx
60
= 100 x 4 + 126 x 2 + 18 − 3
x

12) y = (−6 x 4 + 2 + 6 x −4 )(6 x 4 + 7)

dy
= (−6 x 4 + 2 + 6 x ) ⋅ 24 x 3 + (6 x 4 + 7)(−24 x 3 − 24 x )
−4 −5
dx
168
= −288 x 7 − 120 x 3 − 5
x

13) f ( x) = (−7 x + 10 x + 8)( x + 10)

2
4 5 2

f ' ( x) = (−7 x + 10 x + 8) ⋅ 2 x + ( x + 10)(−28 x + 4 x )

2 3
−
4 5 2 3 5

7
5 3 5 40
= −42 x − 280 x + 24 x + 16 x +
3
5
x
Critical thinking question:

14) A classmate claims that ( f ⋅ g)' = f ' ⋅ g' for any functions f and g. Show an example that proves your
classmate wrong.
Many answers. Ex: f = 2 x, g = 4, 8 ≠ 0

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