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9908185440Limit Definition of Derivativelimit (as h approaches 0)= F(x+h)-F(x)/h0
9908185442limit as x approaches 0: sinx/x11
9908185443limit as x approaches 0: 1-cosx/x02
9908185444Continuity RuleIf the limit exists (aka left limit and right limit are equal), and the limit equals the function at that point.3
9908185445Basic Derivativef(x^n)= nX^(n-1)4
9908185446d/dx(sinx)cosx5
9908185447d/dx(cosx)-sinx6
9908185448d/dx(tanx)sec²x7
9908185452d/dx(lnu)u'/u8
9908185453d/dx(e^u)e^u(u')9
9908185454d/dx(a^u)a^u(lna)(u')10
9908185455Chain rule of f(x)^nnf(x)f'(x)11
9908185456Product rule of f(x)g(x)f'(x)g(x)+g'(x)f(x)12
9908185457Quotient rule of f(x)/g(x)g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x)/g(x)²13
9908185458Intermediate Value Theoremif f(x) is continuous on [a,b], then there will be a point x=c that lies in between [a,b]14
9908185459Extreme Value Theoremif f(x) is continuous on [a,b], then f(x) has an absolute max or min on the interval15
9908185460Rolle'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)=016
9908185461Mean 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-a17
9908185462If f'(x)=0there is a max or min on f(x) [number line test]18
9908185463If f'(x)>0f(x) is increasing19
9908185464If f'(x)<0f(x) is decreasing20
9908185465If f''(x)=0f(x) has a point of inflection & f'(x) has a max or min21
9908185466If f''(x)>0f(x) is concave up & f'(x) is increasing22
9908185467If f''(x)<0f(x) is concave down & f'(x) is decreasing23
9908185468p(t), x(t), s(t)means position function24
9908185469s'(t)v(t)= velocity25
9908185470s''(t) or v'(t)a(t)= acceleration26
9908185471v(t)=0p(t) is at rest or changing direction27
9908185472v(t)>0p(t) is moving right28
9908185473v(t)<0p(t) is moving left29
9908185474a(t)=0v(t) not changing30
9908185475a(t)>0v(t) increasing31
9908185476a(t)<0v(t) decreasing32
9908185477v(t) and a(t) has same signsspeed of particle increasing33
9908185478v(t) and a(t) has different signsspeed of particle decreasing34
9908185479∫(x^n)dxx^(n+1)∕(n+1) +C35
9908185480∫(1/x)dxln|x|+C36
9908185481∫(e^kx)dxekx/k +C37
9908185482∫sinx dx-cosx+C38
9908185483∫cosx dxsinx+C39
9908185484∫sec²x dxtanx+C40
9908185488∫k dx [k IS A CONSTANT]kx+C41
9908185489∫f(x)dx [BOUNDS ARE SAME]042
9908185490total distance of particle∫|v(t)|dt43

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