Derivative of e^u
e^u * du/dx
Derivative of a^u
a^u * ln(a) * du/dx
Derivative of ln(u)
1/u * du/dx
Derivative of loga(u)
(1/u * lna) * du/dx
What to do when variable raised to variable
1) Take lnx of both sides. 2) Use properties of logs. 3) Differentiate implicity. 4) Substitute for y.
derivative of inverse sine (u)
(1 / square root (1-u^2))
* du/dx
derivative of inverse tan (u)
(1/1+ u^2) * du/dx
Inverse derivatives
the derivative of g(a) is equal to (1/ derivative of f(b))
Derivative of tanx
sec^2 (x)
Derivative of secx
secxtanx