USING PRODUCT RULE AND QUOTIENT RULE TO FIND DERIVATIVES WORKSHEET

Differentiate on paper without simplification:

Problem 1 :

(x + 2) (x² - 2x + 7)

Solution

Problem 2 :

(1 - x³) (7x + 4)

Solution

Problem 3 :

(3x - 5) (x³ + 2x² - 8)

Solution

Problem 4 :

(x² - 2) (5x - x³)

Solution

Problem 5 :

(x² + 3x - 1) (x³ - 4x + 7)

Solution

Problem 6 :

(x³ - 2x + 8) (6 - 5x)

Solution

Problem 7 :

(8x² - 5x) (13x² - 4)

Solution

Problem 8 :

(x5 - 2x³) (7x² + x - 8)

Solution

Problem 9 :

(3 - x³) (8x + 1)

Solution

Answer Key

1)  3x2 + 3

2)  -28x3 - 12x2 + 7

3)  12x3 + 3x2 - 20x - 24

4)  - 3x- 2x3 + 21x2 - 10

5)  7x4 + 12x3 - x2 - 18x + 25

6)  - 20x+ 18x2 + 20x - 52

7)  208x3 - 163x2 - 194x + 20

8)  49x6 + 6x5 - 110x4 - 4x3 + 48x2

9)  - 32x3 - 3x2 + 24

Differentiate mentally without simplification:

Problem 1 :

x / (2x - 1)

Solution

Problem 2 :

x³ / (x² - 4)

Solution

Problem 3 :

(x + 4) / (x - 6)

Solution

Problem 4 :

(2x + 5) / (4x - 3)

Solution

Problem 5 :

x / (2x² - 8)

Solution

Problem 6 :

(x - 7) / x²

Solution

Problem 7 :

(x² + 4x - 1) / (x + 3)

Solution

Problem 8 :

(x² - 9x + 11) / (2x + 5)

Solution

Problem 9 :

(3x - 1) / (x² + 12)

Solution

Problem 10 :

(6x + 7) / (x² - x + 3)

Solution

Problem 11 :

(x³ + x) / (x² - x - 1)

Solution

Problem 12 :

(5x² - 2x) / (3x + 1)

Solution

Answer Key

1)  -2 / (2x - 1)²

2)  (x4 - 12x²) / (x² - 4)²

3)  - 10 / (x - 6)²

4)  -26 / (4x - 3)²

5)  -(8 + 2x²) / (2x² - 8)² 

6)  (14 - x) / x3

7)  (x2 + 6x + 13) / (x + 3)²

8)   (2x+ 10x - 67) / (2x + 5)²

9)   (-3x² + 38) / (x² + 12)²

10)  (15x² + 10x- 2) / (3x + 1)²

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