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9905213369Limit Definition of Derivativelimit (as h approaches 0)= F(x+h)-F(x)/h0
9905213370Alternate Definition of Derivativelimit (as x approaches a number c)= f(x)-f(c)/x-c x≠c1
9905213371limit as x approaches 0: sinx/x12
9905213372limit as x approaches 0: 1-cosx/x03
9905213373Continuity RuleIf the limit exists (aka left limit and right limit are equal), and the limit equals the function at that point.4
9905213374Basic Derivativef(x^n)= nX^(n-1)5
9905213375d/dx(sinx)cosx6
9905213376d/dx(cosx)-sinx7
9905213377d/dx(tanx)sec²x8
9905213378d/dx(cotx)-csc²x9
9905213379d/dx(secx)secxtanx10
9905213380d/dx(cscx)-cscxcotx11
9905213381d/dx(lnu)u'/u12
9905213382d/dx(e^u)e^u(u')13
9905213383d/dx(a^u)a^u(lna)(u')14
9905213384Chain rule of f(x)^nnf(x)f'(x)15
9905213385Product rule of f(x)g(x)f'(x)g(x)+g'(x)f(x)16
9905213386Quotient rule of f(x)/g(x)g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x)/g(x)²17
9905213387Intermediate Value Theoremif f(x) is continuous on [a,b], then there will be a point x=c that lies in between [a,b]18
9905213388Extreme Value Theoremif f(x) is continuous on [a,b], then f(x) has an absolute max or min on the interval19
9905213389Rolle's Theoremif f(x) is continuous on [a,b] and differentiable on (a,b), and if f(a)=f(b), then there is at least one point (x=c) on (a,b) [DON'T INCLUDE END POINTS] where f'(c)=020
9905213390Mean Value Theoremif f(x) is continuous on [a,b] and differentiable on (a,b), there is at least one point (x=c) where f'(c)= F(b)-F(a)/b-a21
9905213391If f'(x)=0there is a max or min on f(x) [number line test]22
9905213392If f'(x)>0f(x) is increasing23
9905213393If f'(x)<0f(x) is decreasing24
9905213394If f''(x)=0f(x) has a point of inflection & f'(x) has a max or min25
9905213395If f''(x)>0f(x) is concave up & f'(x) is increasing26
9905213396If f''(x)<0f(x) is concave down & f'(x) is decreasing27
9905213397p(t), x(t), s(t)means position function28
9905213398s'(t)v(t)= velocity29
9905213399s''(t) or v'(t)a(t)= acceleration30
9905213400v(t)=0p(t) is at rest or changing direction31
9905213401v(t)>0p(t) is moving right32
9905213402v(t)<0p(t) is moving left33
9905213403a(t)=0v(t) not changing34
9905213404a(t)>0v(t) increasing35
9905213405a(t)<0v(t) decreasing36
9905213406v(t) and a(t) has same signsspeed of particle increasing37
9905213407v(t) and a(t) has different signsspeed of particle decreasing38
9905213408∫(x^n)dxx^(n+1)∕(n+1) +C39
9905213409∫(1/x)dxln|x|+C40
9905213410∫(e^kx)dxekx/k +C41
9905213411∫sinx dx-cosx+C42
9905213412∫cosx dxsinx+C43
9905213413∫sec²x dxtanx+C44
9905213414∫csc²x dx-cotx+C45
9905213415∫secxtanx dxsecx+C46
9905213416∫cscxcotx-cscx+C47
9905213417∫k dx [k IS A CONSTANT]kx+C48
9905213418∫f(x)dx [BOUNDS ARE SAME]049
9905213419total distance of particle∫|v(t)|dt50

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