Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus

Name___________________________________

Differentiation - Power, Constant, and Sum Rules

Date________________ Period____

Differentiate each function with respect to x.

1) y = 5

2) f ( x) = 5 x 18

3) y = 4 x 5 + x

4) f ( x) = 4 x 4 5 x 3

5) y = 3 x

5
4

7) y = 4 x

9) y = x

5
6) y = x 3
4

2
3

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8) y =

3
x3

10) f ( x) = 2

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11) y =

2 4
3
x + 5x x
3

1
12) y = x 4 + 3 x 3 + 2 x
2

Differentiate each function with respect to the given variable.

13) y = 3r 5 5r 2

2
3
15) f ( x) = x 2 x 5
3
4

14) f (s) =

4
3
4
2
s
s

16) h(s) =

s+

Differentiate each function with respect to x. Problems may contain constants a, b, and c.
17) y = 5c

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18) y = 4a x 3a b x 3c

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Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus

Name___________________________________

Differentiation - Power, Constant, and Sum Rules

Date________________ Period____

Differentiate each function with respect to x.

2) f ( x) = 5 x 18

1) y = 5

f ' ( x) = 90 x 17

dy
=0
dx

4) f ( x) = 4 x 4 5 x 3

3) y = 4 x 5 + x

f ' ( x) = 16 x 3 5

dy
= 20 x 4 + 1
dx

5) y = 3 x

5
4

dy 15 x
=
dx
4

1
4

5
6) y = x 3
4
1

dy 5 3
= x
dx 6
5
=
6x

7) y = 4 x

8) y =

dy
= 20 x 6
dx
20
= 6
x

9) y = x

1
3

3
x3

dy
= 9 x 4
dx
9
= 4
x
10) f ( x) = 2

2
3

x
3

1
f ' ( x) = x 4
2
1
=

dy 2
= x
dx 3
2
=
3x

1
3

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11) y =

2 4
3
x + 5x x
3

1
12) y = x 4 + 3 x 3 + 2 x
2

dy 8 3
4
= x + 5 + 3x
dx 3
8x3
3
=
+5+ 4
3
x

dy
= 2 x 3 + 5 x 3 + 2
dx

Differentiate each function with respect to the given variable.

13) y = 3r 5 5r 2

14) f (s) =

dy
= 15r 4 10r
dr

f ' (s) = 6s + 16s

6
16
= 3 + 5
s
s

16) h(s) =

2
3
15) f ( x) = x 2 x 5
3
4
2

9
20 x

s+

3s

2
3

1
1
h' (s) = s 3 2 + s 5
3
5
2
2
=
+

9 5
f ' ( x) = x
x
20
=x

1
2

1
2

4
3
4
2
s
s

5s

4
5

2
5

Differentiate each function with respect to x. Problems may contain constants a, b, and c.
17) y = 5c

18) y = 4a x 3a b x 3c

dy
=0
dx

dy
3a 1
3c 1
= 12a 2 x
3bc x
dx

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