Tabla de derivadas

Reglas generales de derivación

Regla de la suma-resta f (x) = u(x) ± v(x) f 0 (x) = u0 (x) ± v 0 (x)

Regla del producto1 f (x) = u(x) · v(x) f 0 (x) = u0 (x) · v(x) + u(x) · v 0 (x)

u(x) u0 (x)·v(x)−u(x)·v 0 (x)

Regla del cociente f (x) = v(x) f 0 (x) = v(x)2

Regla de la cadena f (x) = (u ◦ v)(x) = u(v(x)) f 0 (x) = u0 (v(x)) · v 0 (x)

Inversa de una función f (x) = u−1 (x) f 0 (x) = 1

(u0 ◦ u−1 )(x)
= 1
u0 (u−1 (x))

1 En general, si f (x) = u1 (x) · u2 (x) · . . . · un (x) entonces

f 0 (x) = u01 (x) · u2 (x) · . . . · un (x) + u1 (x) · u02 (x) · . . . · un (x) + · · · + u1 (x) · u2 (x) · . . . · u0n (x).

Tipo f (x) f 0 (x) Restricciones

Constante f (x) = k f 0 (x) = 0

Identidad f (x) = x f 0 (x) = 1

Potencial f (x) = xn f 0 (x) = n xn−1

√
Irracional f (x) = n
x f 0 (x) = √1
n n−1
n x

Exponencial f (x) = ex f 0 (x) = ex

Exponencial en base a f (x) = ax f 0 (x) = ax · log a con a > 0

 
Exponencial de funciones f (x) = g(x)h(x) f 0 (x) = g(x)h(x) · h0 (x) · log g(x) + h(x)
g(x) · g 0 (x)

Logarítmica f (x) = log x f 0 (x) = 1

x

Logarítmica en base a f (x) = loga x f 0 (x) = 1

x·log a con a > 0, a 6= 1

Seno f (x) = sin x f 0 (x) = cos x

Coseno f (x) = cos x f 0 (x) = − sin x

..
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 Tipo f (x) f 0 (x) Restricciones

Tangente f (x) = tan x f 0 (x) = 1 + tan2 x = 1

cos2 x

Cosecante f (x) = csc x = 1

sin x f 0 (x) = − csc x · cot x

Secante f (x) = sec x = 1

cos x f 0 (x) = sec x · tan x

−1
Cotangente f (x) = cot x = 1
tan x f 0 (x) = − csc2 x = sin2 x

Arco seno f (x) = arc sin x f 0 (x) = √ 1

1−x2

Arco coseno f (x) = arc cos x f 0 (x) = √ −1

1−x2

Arco tangente f (x) = arc tan x f 0 (x) = 1

1+x2

Arco cosecante f (x) = arc csc x f 0 (x) = √−1

x x2 −1

Arco secante f (x) = arc sec x f 0 (x) = √1

x x2 −1

−1
Arco cotangente f (x) = arc cot x f 0 (x) = 1+x2

Seno hiperbólico f (x) = sinh x f 0 (x) = cosh x

Coseno hiperbólico f (x) = cosh x f 0 (x) = sinh x

Tangente hiperbólico f (x) = tanh x f 0 (x) = 1

cosh2 x

Cosecante hiperbólico f (x) = csch x = 1

sinh x f 0 (x) = − csch x · coth x

Secante hiperbólico f (x) = sech x = 1

cosh x f 0 (x) = − sech x · tanh x

−1
Cotangente hiperbólico f (x) = coth x = 1
tanh x f 0 (x) = − csch2 x = sinh2 x

Arco seno hiperbólico f (x) = arc sinh x f 0 (x) = √ 1

x2 +1

Arco coseno hiperbólico f (x) = arc cosh x f 0 (x) = √ 1

x2 −1

Arco tangente hiperbólico f (x) = arc tanh x f 0 (x) = 1

1−x2

Arco cosecante hiperbólico f (x) = arc csch x f 0 (x) = √−1

|x| 1+x2

Arco secante hiperbólico f (x) = arc sech x f 0 (x) = √−1

|x| 1−x2

−1
Arco cotangente hiperbólico f (x) = arc coth x f 0 (x) = x2 −1

Usando la regla de la cadena se obtiene una tabla similar a la anterior para funciones compuestas. Por ejemplo,
v 0 (x)
Si f (x) = log v(x), entonces f 0 (x) = .
v(x)