Intermediate

Macroeconomic Theory (Econ 105A)

Practice problems on differentiation

Tasneem Raihan
(tasneem.raihan@email.ucr.edu)

Basic formulae to use:

!"
1. If = ! , !" = !!!
2. = ! + ! ,

!"

= !!! + !!!

!"
!"

3. , !" = 0

!"
Now differentiate the following functions with respect to x (i.e. find !" ):

1. = 4 !
2. = 4 + 4 !
3. = 4 ! + 5
4. = 3
5. = 10 !!
6. = 10 !! + 16
7. = 10 !! + 10
!"

8. = ! !