Basic Derivaties

What is the derivative of a constant, C?

• C
• 1
• 0

What is the derivative of sin(x)?

• -sin(x)
• -cos(x)
• cos(x)
• sin(x)

What is the derivative of cos(x)?

• sin(x)
• -sin(x)
• cos(x)
• -cos(x)

When we "take the derivative" of a function what are we finding?

• What's a derivative?
• The rate at which our struggles in Calculus are increasing.
• The slope of the secant line
• The slope of the tangent line

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = x⁴ + 4x³ - 2x²

• x³ + x² - x
• 4x³ + 12x² + 4x
• 4x + 12x - 4x
• 4x³ + 12x² - 4x

Find the derivative.
f(x) = -8x^-3 + 5x - e^x

• f'(x) = -24x^-4 + 5 - e^x
• f'(x) = 24x^-4 + 5 - e^x
• f'(x) = 24x^-2 + 5 - e^x
• f'(x) = 24x^-4 + 5 - e^x-1

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = 7

• 7
• 0
• 7x
• 14

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = -4x

• 4
• x
• -4
• 0

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = 1 - x²

• 1 - 2x
• -2x
• -2
• 2x

• f'(x) = 1/2x

• f'(x) = -2x^-3

• f'(x) = 2x

• f'(x) = -2x