MATH 1225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Differentiable Function, Constant Function, Power Rule
Sec. 3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
• Derivative of a constant function:
0c
dx
d
EX:
1.
8
dx
d
2.
5
e
dx
d
• The Power rule: If
n
is any real number, then
1
nn nxx
dx
d
EX:
1.
5
x
dx
d
2.
4
x
dx
d
3.
4
3
x
dx
d
• The Constant Multiple Rule: If
c
is a constant and
f
is a differentiable function, then
xf
dx
d
cxfc
dx
d
EX:
1.
5
3x
dx
d
2.
4
7
x
dx
d
3.
2
5
dx
d
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3. 1 derivatives of polynomials and exponential functions: derivative of a constant function: 5e d dx: the power rule: if n is any real number, then x n d dx nx. 4 x d dx: the constant multiple rule: if c is a constant and f is a differentiable function, then xfc c d dx. 25 d dx: the sum rule: if f and g are both differentiable, then xf xg d dx d dx xf. Xg d dx: the difference rule: if f and g are both differentiable, then xf xg d dx d dx xf. , then xf: definition of the number e: e is the number such that lim. 1: derivative of the natural exponential function: e x x e d dx. Is it the same as the domain of. Ex: find the derivative of f , the domain of f , and the domain of f xf. Ex: find a point on the graph of.