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Math 1431

Section 12485 MWF 12‐1pm SR 117

Dr. Melahat Almus

almus@math.uh.edu

http://www.math.uh.edu/~almus

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Bubble in Popper Number.

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Popper #

Question# If 3 22 5 2f x x x x , 1f ' ?

a) 5 b) 14 c) 12 d) 8 e) None

Question# If 3 2

25x x x

f xx

, 1f ' ?

a) 7 b) 5 c) 4 d) 2 e) None

Question# If 5 4f x cos x sin x , f ' ?

a) -5 b) 4 c) -4 d) 1 e) None

Question# If 6f x tan x cot x , 4

f ' ?

a) -10 b) 7 c) -12 d) 14 e) None

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Recall--

Power Rule

If nf x x , where n is any positive integer, then 1nf ' x nx .

Slope of the tangent line at x a = Derivative of the function at x a .

tangentm f ' a and normal

tangent

1 1m

m f ' a .

Derivatives of the Six Trig Functions:

2

2

sin x ' cos x

cos x ' sin x

tan x ' sec x

cot x ' csc x

sec x ' sec x tan x

csc x ' csc x cot x

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Higher Order Derivatives:

4 3 2 2 10f x x x x x

The first derivative of f : f ' x

The second derivative of f : 'f '' x f ' x

The third derivative of f : 'f ''' x f '' x

The fourth derivative of f : 4 'f x f ''' x

The fifth derivative of f : 5 4'

f x f x

In general, nf stands for the n th order derivative of f .

The functions f ' , f '' , f ''' , 4f ,…, nf are called the derivatives of f of

orders 1,2,3,…,n , respectively.

Remark:

4f x stands for the fourth order derivative of f x , while 4f x means

4f x .

To see a variant of this notation, let 5y x ;

45y' x , 320y'' x , 260y''' x , and so on.

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With the double-d notation, the second order derivative is:

2

2d y d dy

dx dxdx

or 2

2d d d

f x f xdx dxdx

,

and the third order derivative is:

3 2

3 2d y d d y

dxdx dx

or

3 2

3 2d d d

f x f xdxdx dx

,

and so on.

Example: 4 2 5f x x x x ; 1f '' ?

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Example: 5f x x x ; 2

2d f

?dx

Example: 10y cost ; 3

3d y

?dt

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Section 2.3 – Differentiation Rules

Theorem: The Product Rule

If f and g are differentiable at x , then so is the product fg . Moreover,

fg ' x f ' x g x f x g' x

This formula may be written as:

uv ' u' v uv' or d du dvu v v u

dx dx dx .

This rule can be extended to the product of more functions:

uvw ' u' vw uv' w uvw' or

d du dv dwu v w v w u w u v

dx dx dx dx .

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Example: Find the derivative of 3h x x cos x .

Example: If 4 22 5 6y x x x , dy

?dx

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Theorem: The Reciprocal Rule

If f is differentiable at x and 0f x , then so is the reciprocal 1

f. Moreover,

2

1 f ' xd

dx f x f x

Example: For 21

g xx x

, find 2g' .

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Theorem: The Quotient Rule

If f and g are differentiable at x and 0g x , then the quotient f / g is

differentiable at x and

2

'f ' x g x f x g' xf

xg g x

This formula may be written as:

2

'u u' v u v'

v v

.

Example: Find the derivative of 22

5

xf x

x

.

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Example: Find the derivative of 5 2

sin xf x

x

.

Example: Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve 2

5

x xf x

x

at 1x .

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Theorem: The Chain Rule

If g is differentiable at x and f is differentiable at g x , then the composition

f g is differentiable at x . Moreover,

f g ' x f ' g x g' x .

This rule is one of the most important rules of differentiation. It helps us with many complicated functions.

Example: Find the derivative of 32 1h x x .

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Example: Find the derivative of 42 5h x x x .

Example: Find the derivative of 103 1h x x x .

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POPPER #

Question# y sin x ,

3

3d y

?dx

a) cosx b) sinx c) –sinx d) –cosx e) None

Question# f x xcos x , f ' ?

a) 0 b) 1 c) -1 d) 2 e) None

Question# 2

xf x

x

, 2f ' ?

a) 1/2 b) 1/4 c) 1/8 d) 1/16 e) None