AP Calculus BC Flashcards: Derivative Rules Of Constant Sum Difference

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AP Calculus BC

Derivative Rules Of Constant Sum Difference

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What is the derivative of f(x)=3x3+4xf(x) = 3x^3 + 4x?

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9x^2 + 4. Apply sum rule: 9x2+49x^2 + 4.

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Flashcard 1: What is the derivative of f(x)=3x3+4xf(x) = 3x^3 + 4x?

Answer: 9x^2 + 4. Apply sum rule: 9x2+49x^2 + 4.

Flashcard 2: State the sum rule for derivatives.

Answer: ddx[f(x)+g(x)]=f(x)+g(x)\frac{d}{dx}[f(x) + g(x)] = f'(x) + g'(x). Derivative of sum equals sum of derivatives.

Flashcard 3: Find the derivative of f(x)=3x3f(x) = 3 - x^3.

Answer: 3x2-3x^2. Constant term has zero derivative.

Flashcard 4: State the derivative of f(x)=0f(x) = 0.

Answer:

  1. Zero function has zero derivative.

Flashcard 5: State the derivative of f(x)=x33xf(x) = x^3 - 3x.

Answer: 3x233x^2 - 3. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 6: State the constant multiple rule for derivatives.

Answer: ddx[cf(x)]=cddx[f(x)]\frac{d}{dx}[cf(x)] = c \frac{d}{dx}[f(x)]. Factor out the constant when differentiating.

Flashcard 7: What is the derivative of f(x)=9xf(x) = 9x?

Answer:

  1. Derivative of xx is 11, multiply by 99.

Flashcard 8: What is the derivative of f(x)=5x+6f(x) = 5x + 6?

Answer:

  1. Derivative of 5x5x is 55, constant disappears.

Flashcard 9: What is the derivative of f(x)=x24x+4f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 4?

Answer: 2x - 4. Differentiate each term, constant disappears.

Flashcard 10: What is the derivative of f(x)=5x+6f(x) = 5x + 6?

Answer:

  1. Derivative of 5x5x is 55, constant disappears.

Flashcard 11: State the derivative of f(x)=2x2f(x) = 2x^2 using the constant multiple rule.

Answer: 4x. Apply constant multiple rule: 22x=4x2 \cdot 2x = 4x.

Flashcard 12: State the derivative of f(x)=0f(x) = 0.

Answer:

  1. Zero function has zero derivative.

Flashcard 13: Find the derivative of f(x)=9x22x+4f(x) = 9x^2 - 2x + 4.

Answer: 18x - 2. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 14: What is the derivative of f(x)=6x2+7f(x) = 6x^2 + 7?

Answer: 12x. Derivative of 6x26x^2 is 12x12x, constant disappears.

Flashcard 15: What is the derivative of f(x)=x22xf(x) = x^2 - 2x?

Answer: 2x - 2. Apply difference rule: 2x22x - 2.

Flashcard 16: State the derivative of f(x)=12f(x) = 12.

Answer: 00. Any constant has zero derivative.

Flashcard 17: What is the derivative of f(x)=x22xf(x) = x^2 - 2x?

Answer: 2x - 2. Apply difference rule: 2x22x - 2.

Flashcard 18: What is the derivative of a constant function f(x)=cf(x) = c?

Answer:

  1. Constants have zero rate of change.

Flashcard 19: State the difference rule for derivatives.

Answer: ddx[f(x)g(x)]=f(x)g(x)\frac{d}{dx}[f(x) - g(x)] = f'(x) - g'(x). Derivative of difference equals difference of derivatives.

Flashcard 20: What is the derivative of f(x)=7f(x) = 7?

Answer:

  1. Any constant has zero derivative.

Flashcard 21: What is the derivative of f(x)=4x4f(x) = 4x - 4?

Answer:

  1. Derivative of 4x4x is 44, constant disappears.

Flashcard 22: Find the derivative of f(x)=4x27xf(x) = 4x^2 - 7x.

Answer: 8x - 7. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 23: What is the derivative of f(x)=x5f(x) = x - 5?

Answer:

  1. Derivative of xx is 11, constant disappears.

Flashcard 24: What is the derivative of f(x)=8x2+3f(x) = 8x^2 + 3?

Answer: 16x. Derivative of 8x28x^2 is 16x16x, constant term is zero.

Flashcard 25: What is ddx[7]\frac{d}{dx}[7]?

Answer:

  1. Any constant has zero derivative.

Flashcard 26: State the rule for ddx[c]\frac{d}{dx}[c] where cc is a constant.

Answer:

  1. Constants have zero rate of change.

Flashcard 27: What is the result of ddx[4x3]\frac{d}{dx}[4x^3]?

Answer: 12x^2. Apply constant multiple rule: 43x2=12x24 \cdot 3x^2 = 12x^2.

Flashcard 28: State the derivative of f(x)=3x2+2xf(x) = 3x^2 + 2x.

Answer: 6x + 2. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 29: Find the derivative of f(x)=5x2f(x) = 5x^2 using the constant multiple rule.

Answer: 10x. Apply constant multiple rule: 52x=10x5 \cdot 2x = 10x.

Flashcard 30: Find the derivative of f(x)=3x3f(x) = 3 - x^3.

Answer: 3x2-3x^2. Constant term has zero derivative.

Flashcard 31: What is the derivative of f(x)=9xf(x) = 9x?

Answer:

  1. Derivative of xx is 11, multiply by 99.

Flashcard 32: State the derivative of f(x)=5x2+4xf(x) = 5x^2 + 4x.

Answer: 10x + 4. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 33: Find ddx[2x2+5x+1]\frac{d}{dx}[2x^2 + 5x + 1].

Answer: 4x+54x + 5. Differentiate each term separately.

Flashcard 34: What is the derivative of f(x)=2x+3x2f(x) = 2x + 3x^2?

Answer: 2 + 6x. Apply sum rule to each term.

Flashcard 35: What is the derivative of f(x)=4x4f(x) = 4x - 4?

Answer:

  1. Derivative of 4x4x is 44, constant disappears.

Flashcard 36: What is ddx[7]\frac{d}{dx}[7]?

Answer:

  1. Any constant has zero derivative.

Flashcard 37: Find ddx[3x34x+5]\frac{d}{dx}[3x^3 - 4x + 5].

Answer: 9x^2 - 4. Differentiate each term using power rule.

Flashcard 38: Find the derivative of f(x)=x3+x2+xf(x) = x^3 + x^2 + x.

Answer: 3x^2 + 2x + 1. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 39: State the derivative of f(x)=5x2+4xf(x) = 5x^2 + 4x.

Answer: 10x + 4. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 40: What is the derivative of f(x)=4x39f(x) = 4x^3 - 9?

Answer: 12x^2. Derivative of 4x34x^3 is 12x212x^2, constant disappears.

Flashcard 41: What is the derivative of f(x)=2x23x+1f(x) = 2x^2 - 3x + 1?

Answer: 4x - 3. Differentiate each term, constant disappears.

Flashcard 42: Find the derivative of f(x)=7x3f(x) = 7x^3.

Answer: 21x^2. Apply constant multiple rule: 73x2=21x27 \cdot 3x^2 = 21x^2.

Flashcard 43: What is the derivative of f(x)=x4+2x3f(x) = x^4 + 2x^3?

Answer: 4x^3 + 6x^2. Apply power rule: 4x3+6x24x^3 + 6x^2.

Flashcard 44: What is the derivative of f(x)=x24x+4f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 4?

Answer: 2x - 4. Differentiate each term, constant disappears.

Flashcard 45: What is the derivative of f(x)=8x2+3f(x) = 8x^2 + 3?

Answer: 16x. Derivative of 8x28x^2 is 16x16x, constant term is zero.

Flashcard 46: State the rule for ddx[c]\frac{d}{dx}[c] where cc is a constant.

Answer:

  1. Constants have zero rate of change.

Flashcard 47: State the derivative of f(x)=2x2f(x) = 2x^2 using the constant multiple rule.

Answer: 4x. Apply constant multiple rule: 22x=4x2 \cdot 2x = 4x.

Flashcard 48: What is the result of ddx[4x3]\frac{d}{dx}[4x^3]?

Answer: 12x^2. Apply constant multiple rule: 43x2=12x24 \cdot 3x^2 = 12x^2.

Flashcard 49: What is the derivative of f(x)=x4+2x3f(x) = x^4 + 2x^3?

Answer: 4x^3 + 6x^2. Apply power rule: 4x3+6x24x^3 + 6x^2.

Flashcard 50: Find the derivative of f(x)=6f(x) = 6.

Answer:

  1. Any constant has derivative zero.

Flashcard 51: State the derivative of f(x)=12f(x) = 12.

Answer: 00. Any constant has zero derivative.

Flashcard 52: Find the derivative of f(x)=9x22x+4f(x) = 9x^2 - 2x + 4.

Answer: 18x - 2. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 53: State the difference rule for derivatives.

Answer: ddx[f(x)g(x)]=f(x)g(x)\frac{d}{dx}[f(x) - g(x)] = f'(x) - g'(x). Derivative of difference equals difference of derivatives.

Flashcard 54: Find ddx[3x34x+5]\frac{d}{dx}[3x^3 - 4x + 5].

Answer: 9x^2 - 4. Differentiate each term using power rule.

Flashcard 55: What is the derivative of f(x)=2x23x+1f(x) = 2x^2 - 3x + 1?

Answer: 4x - 3. Differentiate each term, constant disappears.

Flashcard 56: Find the derivative of f(x)=x3+x2+xf(x) = x^3 + x^2 + x.

Answer: 3x^2 + 2x + 1. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 57: Find the derivative of f(x)=10f(x) = 10.

Answer:

  1. Any constant has zero derivative.

Flashcard 58: State the derivative of f(x)=x33xf(x) = x^3 - 3x.

Answer: 3x233x^2 - 3. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 59: What is the derivative of f(x)=5x4f(x) = 5x^4?

Answer: 20x^3. Apply constant multiple rule: 54x3=20x35 \cdot 4x^3 = 20x^3.

Flashcard 60: What is the derivative of f(x)=7f(x) = 7?

Answer:

  1. Any constant has zero derivative.

Flashcard 61: What is the derivative of f(x)=5x4f(x) = 5x^4?

Answer: 20x^3. Apply constant multiple rule: 54x3=20x35 \cdot 4x^3 = 20x^3.

Flashcard 62: What is the derivative of f(x)=6x2+7f(x) = 6x^2 + 7?

Answer: 12x. Derivative of 6x26x^2 is 12x12x, constant disappears.

Flashcard 63: Find the derivative of f(x)=7x3f(x) = 7x^3.

Answer: 21x^2. Apply constant multiple rule: 73x2=21x27 \cdot 3x^2 = 21x^2.

Flashcard 64: State the sum rule for derivatives.

Answer: ddx[f(x)+g(x)]=f(x)+g(x)\frac{d}{dx}[f(x) + g(x)] = f'(x) + g'(x). Derivative of sum equals sum of derivatives.

Flashcard 65: State the derivative of f(x)=0f(x) = 0.

Answer:

  1. Zero function has zero derivative.

Flashcard 66: What is the derivative of f(x)=3x3+4xf(x) = 3x^3 + 4x?

Answer: 9x^2 + 4. Apply sum rule: 9x2+49x^2 + 4.

Flashcard 67: Find the derivative of f(x)=10f(x) = 10.

Answer:

  1. Any constant has zero derivative.

Flashcard 68: What is the derivative of f(x)=x5f(x) = x - 5?

Answer:

  1. Derivative of xx is 11, constant disappears.

Flashcard 69: Find the derivative of f(x)=5x2f(x) = 5x^2 using the constant multiple rule.

Answer: 10x. Apply constant multiple rule: 52x=10x5 \cdot 2x = 10x.

Flashcard 70: Find ddx[2x2+5x+1]\frac{d}{dx}[2x^2 + 5x + 1].

Answer: 4x + 5. Differentiate each term separately.

Flashcard 71: State the derivative of f(x)=3x2+2xf(x) = 3x^2 + 2x.

Answer: 6x + 2. Apply power rule to each term.

Flashcard 72: Find the derivative of f(x)=6f(x) = 6.

Answer:

  1. Any constant has derivative zero.

Flashcard 73: What is the derivative of f(x)=4x39f(x) = 4x^3 - 9?

Answer: 12x^2. Derivative of 4x34x^3 is 12x212x^2, constant disappears.

Flashcard 74: What is the derivative of f(x)=2x+3x2f(x) = 2x + 3x^2?

Answer: 2 + 6x. Apply sum rule to each term.

Flashcard 75: State the constant multiple rule for derivatives.

Answer: ddx[cf(x)]=cddx[f(x)]\frac{d}{dx}[cf(x)] = c \frac{d}{dx}[f(x)]. Factor out the constant when differentiating.

Flashcard 76: Find the derivative of f(x)=4x27xf(x) = 4x^2 - 7x.

Answer: 8x - 7. Apply power rule to each term.