MAT 270 - Derivative Practice I Solutions

1. f ( x) = 4 x 3 3x 2 + 2 x
f ' ( x) = 12 x 2 6 x + 2
2.

x2 3

3 x2

f ( x) =

f ' ( x) =

2
6
x+ 3
3
x

3. f ( x) = 3 2 x 2 5 x + 1
f ' ( x) = 12 x + 15
4.

f ( x) = x

f ' ( x) =

1
2 x

1
x
1

2x x

x +1
x2
3
f ' ( x) =
( x 2) 2

5.

f ( x) =

x2 2
6. f ( x) =
x2
4
f ' ( x) = 3
x

7.

f ' ( x) =
8.

x2
x2 2

f ( x) =

4x
( x 2) 2
2

f ( x) = x x 2 + 1

f ' ( x) =

5x x
1
+
2
2 x

9.

f ( x) =

f ' ( x) =

(e

ex
ex 1

ex

1
x x

11. f ( x) =

f ' ( x) =

2
x
+
2
x

10. f ( x) =

f ' ( x) =

1
4 x

2x
x 1

2
( x 1) 2

12. f ( x) = (3 x 2 )(2 x + 1)

f ' ( x) = 12 x 1
13. y = 5 x 2 5 x
5

y ' = 10 x

x
x 1

14. y =

y' =

2 x

15. y =

2 x

x 1

ex
x

ex ex

y' =
x x2

3
x2

3
x

16. y = 6 x 2 + 7 x 5 + 1
y ' = 9 x

17. y =

y' =

5

2

7
+ x
5

7
1 x3

21x 2

(1 x )

3 2

4
18. y = x 4
3
4 4
1 x
3

1
7x

19. y =

y' =

1
7x2

20. y = 2 x

1
e
2

y ' = (1 2e) x

1
e
2

Bonus:
2

y = eln x 3 x 7
2

2e ln x
21
+ 8
y' =
x
x