Symbolab Derivatives Cheat Sheet

Derivative Rules:
 Power Rule:
𝑑
(𝑥 𝑎 ) = 𝑎 ⋅ 𝑥 𝑎−1  Product Rule:
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 (𝑓 ⋅ 𝑔)′ = 𝑓 ′ ⋅ 𝑔 + 𝑓 ⋅ 𝑔′
 Derivative of a Constant: 𝑑𝑥 (𝑎) = 0 𝑓 ′ 𝑓 ′ ⋅𝑔−𝑔′ ⋅𝑓
 Quotient Rule: (𝑔) =
 Sum/Difference Rule: 𝑔2
𝑑𝑓(𝑢) 𝑑𝑓 𝑑𝑢
(𝑓 ± 𝑔)′ = 𝑓 ′ ± 𝑔′  Chain Rule: = 𝑑𝑢 ⋅ 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑥
 Constant Out: (𝑎 ⋅ 𝑓)′ = 𝑎 ⋅ 𝑓 ′

Common Derivatives:
𝑑 1 𝑑 1
 (ln(𝑥)) =  (log(𝑥)) =
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥⋅ln(10)
𝑑 1 𝑑 1
 (ln(|𝑥|)) =  (log 𝑎 (𝑥)) =
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥⋅ln(𝑎)
𝑑
 (𝑒 𝑥 ) = 𝑒 𝑥
𝑑𝑥

Trigonometric Derivatives:
𝑑 𝑑 tan(𝑥)
 (sin(𝑥)) = cos(𝑥)  (sec(𝑥)) =
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 cos(𝑥)
𝑑
 (cos(𝑥)) = − sin(𝑥) 
𝑑
(csc(𝑥)) =
− cot(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 sin(𝑥)
𝑑
 (tan(𝑥)) = sec 2 (𝑥)

𝑑
(cot(𝑥)) = −
1
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 sin2(𝑥)

Arc Trigonometric Derivatives:

𝑑 1 𝑑 1
 𝑑𝑥 (arcsin(𝑥)) = √1−𝑥 2  (arcsec(𝑥)) =
𝑑𝑥 √𝑥 2 (𝑥 2 −1)
𝑑 1
 (arccos(𝑥)) = −
√1−𝑥 2 
𝑑
(arccsc(𝑥)) = −
1
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 |𝑥|√𝑥 2 −1
𝑑 1
 (arctan(𝑥)) = 
𝑑
(arccot(𝑥)) = −
1
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 2 +1 𝑑𝑥 𝑥 2 +1

Hyperbolic Derivatives:
𝑑 𝑑
 (sinh(𝑥)) = cosh(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥
 𝑑𝑥
(tanh(𝑥)) = sech2 (𝑥)
𝑑 𝑑
 (cosh(𝑥)) = sinh(𝑥)  (sech(𝑥)) = − sech(𝑥) ⋅ tanh(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
 𝑑 𝑑
 (csch(𝑥)) = − coth(𝑥) ⋅ csch(𝑥)  (coth(𝑥)) = − csch2 (𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Arc Hyperbolic Derivatives:

𝑑 1
 𝑑𝑥 (arcsinh(𝑥)) = √𝑥 2
+1
𝑑 1
 (arccosh(𝑥)) =
𝑑𝑥 √𝑥−1√𝑥+1
2
𝑑 √ −1
𝑥+1
 (arcsech(𝑥)) =
𝑑𝑥 𝑥⋅(𝑥−1)
𝑑 1
 (arctanh(𝑥)) =
𝑑𝑥 1−𝑥 2
𝑑 1
 (arccsch(𝑥)) = −
𝑑𝑥 1
𝑥 2 √ 2 +1
𝑥
𝑑 1
 (arccoth(𝑥)) =
𝑑𝑥 1−𝑥 2