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Lesson 7 - Higher Order Derivatives

1. Obtain higher order derivatives of functions by taking successive derivatives. 2. The nth derivative of a function f(x), denoted f^(n)(x), is the derivative of the (n-1)th derivative of f(x). 3. Examples show calculating specific higher order derivatives, such as the second and third derivatives of example functions g(x) and finding the fifth derivative evaluated at a point.

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Lesson 7 - Higher Order Derivatives

1. Obtain higher order derivatives of functions by taking successive derivatives. 2. The nth derivative of a function f(x), denoted f^(n)(x), is the derivative of the (n-1)th derivative of f(x). 3. Examples show calculating specific higher order derivatives, such as the second and third derivatives of example functions g(x) and finding the fifth derivative evaluated at a point.

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Lesson 7: Higher Order Derivatives

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, learners will be able to:

1. Obtain the second derivative of a function


2. Determine the higher order-derivatives of a function
3. Determine the formula for the nth derivative of the function
HIGHER – ORDER DERIVATIVES
If we differentiate a function f(x), we obtain the first derivative of f(x), provided that
f(x) is differentiable. For example, given that
3 2
f (x ) = 5 x − 3 x + 6 x + 11
,
2
f ' (x ) = 15 x − 6 x + 6
The first derivative is
D x [ f '( x )] = D x [15 x 2 − 6 x + 6 ] ⇔ f \( x \) ``=``30 x`` - ``6} {¿
The second derivative is .
D x ¿ ¿
The third derivative is .
D x ¿ ¿
The fourth derivative is .
(n )
f (x)
In general, the nth derivative of a function f, denoted by , is the derivative of
(n − 1 ) (n − 1 ) (n − 1 )
f f f
, where is the (n – 1) derivative of f, where
th
is differentiable. Other
y = f (x)
symbols to denote the nth derivative of the function defined by are the following:
n n
d d y
Dnx [ f ( x ) ] , [ f ( x ) ] ,
dx n dx n
.

EXAMPLE A: Solve the following problems as indicated.

1. Find g’(x) and g”(x) if


g ( x ) = ( 2x − 3 ) ( x + 4 )
3
. 2. Find
4
Dx x +( 3 2
x2 )
( ).
3
d 3
3 2 x−1
dx
3. Find

cos x R ( x )⋅R' ( x )
R ( x) = ¿¿
1+sin x R left (x right )} } ``=`` - 1} {¿
4. Let . Show that

f ( 5) ( x ) f ( x ) = cos2 x − sin 2 x ( π ,1 )
5. Find if . Evaluate the fifth derivative at the point .

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