Derivatives

Guided Notes
𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
Constant velocity=
Not constant Velocity from Halfway to Cafeteria =

Current Velocity (Not Constant) =

𝑑𝑦
Derivative is defined as 𝑑𝑥 = _____________

f(x) in this equation is equivalent to the _________ in our running example.

x in this equation is equivalent to the _________ in our running example.

𝑑𝑦
in this equation is equivalent to the _________ in our running example.
𝑑𝑥
Examples f(x)=𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒
((𝑥 + ℎ)2 + 4) − (𝑥 2 + 1)
f(x)=x+1 𝑑(𝑥 2 +4) lim
𝑑(𝑥+1) lim ((𝑥 + ℎ) + 1) − (𝑥 + 1)
= ℎ→0 ℎ
𝑑𝑥 (𝑥 2 + 2𝑥ℎ + ℎ2 + 4) − (𝑥 2 + 4)
= ℎ→0 ℎ 𝑑(𝑥 2 +4) lim
𝑑𝑥 = ℎ→0 ℎ
𝑑(𝑥+1) 𝑥+ℎ+1−𝑥−1
lim
= ℎ→0 𝑑𝑥 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥ℎ + ℎ2 + 4 − 𝑥 2 − 4
𝑑𝑥 ℎ 𝑑(𝑥 2 +4) lim
ℎ = ℎ→0 ℎ
𝑑(𝑥+1) lim 𝑑𝑥
= ℎ→0 ℎ 2𝑥ℎ + ℎ2
𝑑𝑥 𝑑(𝑥 2 +4) lim
𝑑(𝑥+1) lim 1 = ℎ→0 ℎ
= ℎ→0 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑(𝑥 2 +4) lim 2𝑥 + ℎ
ℎ→0
𝑑(𝑥+1) =
=1 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑(𝑥 2 +4)
= 2x
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑦
What is 𝑑𝑥 of these functions?
f(x)=𝑥 2 + x + 6

f(x)=√𝑥

f(x)=𝑙𝑛𝑥

f’(x) means ____________________

f’(1) means ____________________

Find f’(π) for the following functions.
f(x)=𝑥 2 − 15

f(x)=12

f(x)=cos(𝑥)

Thinking Differently Function Derivative

Derivative = _________.

𝑥2

Shortcut Method 𝑥3
For functions of the form f(x)=
𝑥 𝑛 , where n is a ________ the
derivative is ________.
4𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2

𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2
If f(x)=n(g(x)), where n is a __________ then f’(x)= ___________.

If f(x)=g(x)+h(x) then f’(x)=______________.

Find f’(2) using the shortcut method for the following functions.

f(x)=𝑥 2 − 15

f(x)=12

f(x)=𝑥 2 + x + 6

Summary Questions:
Find f’(x) using the definition of a derivative.
f(x)=4𝑥 2 − 2x + 6

Find f’(x) using the shortcut method for finding derivatives.

f(x)=12𝑥 2 − 6x + 9821821223