Differentiation rules: Let IRI\subseteq\mathbb{R} be an , and let f,g:IRf,g:I\to\mathbb{R} be at a point xIx\in I. Then:

  • (Linearity) For constants cRc\in\mathbb{R},
    (f+g)(x)=f(x)+g(x),(cf)(x)=cf(x).(f+g)'(x)=f'(x)+g'(x),\qquad (cf)'(x)=c\,f'(x).
  • (Product rule)
    (fg)(x)=f(x)g(x)+f(x)g(x).(fg)'(x)=f'(x)g(x)+f(x)g'(x).
  • (Quotient rule) If g(x)0g(x)\neq 0, then
    (fg)(x)=f(x)g(x)f(x)g(x)(g(x))2.\left(\frac{f}{g}\right)'(x)=\frac{f'(x)g(x)-f(x)g'(x)}{(g(x))^2}.
  • (Chain rule) If gg is differentiable at xx and ff is differentiable at g(x)g(x), then for the fgf\circ g,
    (fg)(x)=f(g(x))g(x).(f\circ g)'(x)=f'(g(x))\,g'(x).
Remarks

These identities are the basic computational tools for the and are organized and extended in the and related results (for example, rules used in ).