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Derivative calculator with steps

Derivative calculator (A.K.A differentiation calculator) is used to determine the rate of change of the given function with respect to its independent variable. The function can be constant, linear, polynomial, quadric polynomial, etc.

The differential calculator will recognize the function and calculate its derivative. There are three kinds of differential.

This derivative solver evaluates the explicit differentiation of any function with just one click.

How does this differentiation calculator work?

To solve the problems of explicit differentiation, follow the steps below.

Enter the constant, linear, or polynomial function into the input box.
Select the independent variable like x, y, z, u, v, t, or w.
Use the keypad icon for writing the arithmetic and other symbols like √, +, -, e, etc.
Write the number of derivatives e.g, 1 for the first derivative or 2 for the second derivative.
Click the calculate button below the input box to get the results.
Press the reset button to enter another function.
You can click show more to view the step-by-step solution.

What is derivative?

The derivative is the rate of change of the function with respect to its variable. Derivatives are fundamental to the solution of problems in differential equations and calculus.

The inverse process of differentiation is known as integral.

Rules of differentiation

Here are some basic rules of differentiation are mentioned below.

Names	Rules
Constant rule	\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(c\right)=0\)
Power rule	\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(u\right)^n=nu^{n-1}\)
Sum rule	\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(u\left(x\right)+v\left(x\right)\right)=\frac{d}{dx}\left(u\left(x\right)\right)+\frac{d}{dx}\left(v\left(x\right)\right)\)
Difference rule	\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(u\left(x\right)-v\left(x\right)\right)=\frac{d}{dx}\left(u\left(x\right)\right)-\frac{d}{dx}\left(v\left(x\right)\right)\)
Product rule	\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(u\left(x\right)\cdot v\left(x\right)\right)=v\left(x\right)\frac{d}{dx}\left(u\left(x\right)\right)+u\left(x\right)\frac{d}{dx}\left(v\left(x\right)\right)\)
Quotient rule	\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{u\left(x\right)}{v\left(x\right)}\right)=\frac{v\left(x\right)\frac{d}{dx}\left(u\left(x\right)\right)-u\left(x\right)\frac{d}{dx}\left(v\left(x\right)\right)}{\left(v\left(x\right)\right)^2}\)

How to calculate derivatives?

Below are some examples solved by using our d/dx calculator.

Example

Calculate the derivative of \(x^2+3x\)

Solution

Step 1: Apply the derivative notation in the given expression.

\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(x^2+3x\right)\)

Step 2: To solve the above function, apply the sum and the power rule.

\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(x^2+3x\right)\) = \(\frac{d}{dx}\left(x^2\right)\) + \(\frac{d}{dx}\left(3x\right)\)
\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(x^2+3x\right)\)= \(2x^{2-1}+3x^{1-1}\)
\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(x^2+3x\right)\) = \(2x^1+3x^0\)
\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(x^2+3x\right)\) = \(2x+3\left(1\right)\)
\(\frac{d}{dx}\left(x^2+3x\right)\)= \(2x+3\)

Table of derivative of functions

Here are some well-known examples of differentiation solved by our differential calculator.

Question	Answer
Derivative of e^x	e^x
Derivative of 2	0
Derivative of x	1
Derivative of 2^x	2^x ln2
Derivative of 1/x	-1/x^2
Derivative of a^x	ln(a)a^x
Derivative of ln(x)	1/x
Derivative of 2*1	0
Derivative of sinx	cosx
Derivative of cosx	-sinx
Derivative of tanx	sec^2x
Derivative of secx	tanx secx
Derivative of sin(3x)	3cos3x
Derivative of sin2x	2cos2x
Derivative of sin^2x	2sinx cosx
Derivative of cos^3x	-3sinx cos^2x
Derivative of sin(3x+1)	3cos(3x+1)
Derivative of sin^4x	4sin^3x cosx
Derivative of cotx	-csc^2x
Derivative of tan2x	2sec^2(2x)
Derivative of sec^2x	2tanxsec^2x
Derivative of 2x	2
Derivative of 1/sqrt(x)	-1/2x^(3/2)
Derivative of root x	½ x^ (-1/2)
Derivative of 1/e^x	-e^(-x)
Derivative of 1/sinx	-cot(x)csc(x)
Derivative of 1/cosx	tan(x)sec(x)
Derivative of 1/(1+x^2)	-2x/(1+x^2)^2