Basic Derivatives
Product Rule 1
Misc.
Higher Derivatives
Graphs of the Derivative
100

Find the derivative of y= -3x7 

y' = -21x6

100

Find the derivative of y = x4(x3 + 2x2 +5)

y' = 7x6 + 12x5 +20x3

100

Find the derivative of f(x) = (x-2)(x-1) at x=-1

f'(x)= 2x - 3

f'(-1) = -5 

100

Find the second derivative of y = 3x3 - x2 +12

y'' = 18x - 2

100

If f'(x) < 0 for an interval, what does that tell you about the graph of f(x) at that interval?

f(x) is decreasing

200

Find the derivative of y=sin(x)-cos(x)

y' = cos(x) + sin(x)

200

Find the derivative of y = x3ex

y' = x3ex + 3x2ex

200

Find the 44th derivative of y=100-x43

y' = 0

200

Find the third derivative of y = -sin(x)

y''' = cos(x)

200

How is the derivative graph-related to the original graph?

Derivative graph tells us the slope and where we are increasing/decreasing

300

Find the derivative of -x1/3

y' = -(1/3)x-2/3

300

Find the derivative of y = sin(x)ln(x)

y' = sin(x)/x + cos(x)ln(x)

300

Find the slope of the secant line for the equation y= -x2 + 3x between x=-2 and x=1.

slope = 4

300

Find the second derivative of y=ln(x)

y'' = -x-2

300

If f(x)=x3, sketch the derivative. What is true about the graph of f(x)?

Graph of 3x2 - f(x) >= 0

400

Find the derivative of y = 1/x + 2/3 + 1/x2/3

y' = -1/x2 - 2/3x5/3

400

Find the derivative of y=tan(x)sec(x)

y' = tan2(x)sec(x) + sec3(x)

400

Find the equation of the secant line for the equation y= -x2 + 3x between x=-2 and x=1.

y = 4x - 2

400

Find the 14 derivative of y = sin(x)

y(14) = -sin(x)

400

Based on the graph of y = -x7, what do we know about y'?

y' <= 0 for all real numbers

500

Find the derivative of y= x-1/2 + 23 - ex

y' = (-1/2)x-3/2 - ex

500

Find the derivative of y=sin(x)cos(x)

y' = -sin2(x) + cos2(x)

500

Find the 99th derivative of y=x99

y' = 99!

500

Find the 99th derivative of y=ex

y(99) = ex

500

Sketch y,y',y'' for the function y=x2

y=x2

y=2x

y=2

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