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Second and higher-order derivatives
Differentiate again to get acceleration, concavity, and the test that classifies turning points.
Differentiating twice gives the second derivative, written \(f''(x)\), \(\frac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}\) or \(y''\). It is the rate at which the rate is changing: if \(f\) is position and \(f'\) is velocity, then \(f''\) is acceleration. Set the Order control on the calculator above to 2 — or use the smaller one here — and the working shows every round.
What the second derivative tells you
- \(f'' > 0\): the curve is concave up, holding water, and \(f'\) is increasing.
- \(f'' < 0\): the curve is concave down, and \(f'\) is decreasing.
- \(f'' = 0\) with a sign change on either side: an inflection point, where the curvature flips.
The second derivative test
At a point where \(f'(a) = 0\), the second derivative classifies it without checking signs on both sides: \(f''(a) > 0\) means a minimum, \(f''(a) < 0\) means a maximum, and \(f''(a) = 0\) is inconclusive — fall back to the first derivative test there.
Third, fourth and nth derivatives
Keep going and the notation switches from primes to \(f^{(4)}\), \(f^{(5)}\), \(f^{(n)}\). Some functions settle into a pattern: \(e^{x}\) is unchanged at every order, \(\sin x\) cycles back to itself every four, and a polynomial of degree \(n\) reaches zero at order \(n+1\). Others grow without ever repeating — a fifth-order derivative of a product can run to a hundred steps, which is why the working is written out a batch at a time.
Come funziona Derivative Calculator
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Analisi
Il testo diventa un albero di operazioni e i segni di moltiplicazione omessi vengono inseriti automaticamente.
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Composizione
L’albero viene mostrato in notazione matematica, così puoi controllare che la calcolatrice abbia letto ciò che intendevi.
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Derivazione
Una regola per ogni nodo — somma, prodotto, quoziente, potenza, catena — ciascuna registrata come passaggio.
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Semplificazione e grafico
Il risultato viene ridotto con aritmetica esatta, poi entrambe le curve vengono campionate e disegnate.
Notazione e regole
Tutto ciò che il parser accetta e le regole applicate dal motore. Ogni nome di regola porta alla sua pagina.
Regole applicate
| Regola | Enunciato |
|---|---|
| Constant | \(\frac{d}{dx}c = 0\) |
| Variable | \(\frac{d}{dx}x = 1\) |
| Sum | \(\left(f + g\right)' = f' + g'\) |
| Constant multiple | \(\left(cf\right)' = c\,f'\) |
| Power | \(\frac{d}{dx}x^{n} = n x^{n-1}\) |
| Product | \(\left(fg\right)' = f'g + fg'\) |
| Quotient | \(\left(\frac{f}{g}\right)' = \frac{f'g - fg'}{g^{2}}\) |
| Chain | \(\left(f \circ g\right)' = f'(g)\,g'\) |
| Exponential | \(\frac{d}{dx}a^{x} = a^{x}\ln a\) |
| Logarithm | \(\frac{d}{dx}\ln x = \frac{1}{x}\) |
| Logarithm, base a | \(\frac{d}{dx}\log_{a} x = \frac{1}{x\ln a}\) |
| Trigonometric | \(\frac{d}{dx}\sin x = \cos x\) |
| Inverse trig | \(\frac{d}{dx}\arctan x = \frac{1}{1 + x^{2}}\) |
| Hyperbolic | \(\frac{d}{dx}\tanh x = \operatorname{sech}^{2} x\) |
| Inverse hyperbolic | \(\frac{d}{dx}\operatorname{artanh} x = \frac{1}{1 - x^{2}}\) |
| Absolute value | \(\frac{d}{dx}\left|x\right| = \operatorname{sgn} x, \; x \neq 0\) |
| Logarithmic | \(\frac{d}{dx}f^{g} = f^{g}\left(g'\ln f + \frac{gf'}{f}\right)\) |
| Rewrite in natural logs | \(\log_{a} b = \frac{\ln b}{\ln a}\) |
Sintassi di input
| Scrivi | Significa |
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2x, 3(x+1) | Implicit multiplication |
x^3, x**3 | Powers — x² and x³ also work |
sqrt(x), √x | Square root |
cbrt(x) | Cube root |
e^x, exp(x) | Exponential function |
ln(x), log(x) | Natural logarithm |
log(2, x), log2(x) | Logarithm to a given base |
sin^2(x) | The square of sin x |
tan^-1(x), arctan(x) | Inverse tangent |
|x-1|, abs(x-1) | Absolute value |
pi, e, tau | Constants |
x_1, theta | Subscripted and Greek variables |
More derivative tools
The calculator above handles ordinary derivatives to any order. These pages take the same engine into the cases that need their own controls or their own explanation.
Partial derivatives
Work with two or three variables and differentiate with respect to any one of them.
Derivative at a point
Get the slope as a number at any x, and the equation of the tangent line there.
Derivative graphs
Plot a function against its derivative and read the turning points straight off.
Implicit differentiation
Find dy/dx for curves such as x² + y² = 25 that are not solved for y.
Parametric and polar
Curves given by x(t), y(t) or by r(θ), where dy/dx comes from the parameter.
Directional derivatives
The gradient of a surface, and how steeply it rises in any direction you choose.
Numerical differentiation
Estimate a derivative from values alone, and compare it with the exact answer.
Derivative of an integral
The Fundamental Theorem, and the chain rule for a variable limit.
Learn the mathematics
Explanations rather than tools, for when the answer is not the point.
What is a derivative?
The definition, the notation, and where derivatives sit in each calculus course.
First principles
The limit definition worked slowly, for x², √x and sin x.
Practice problems
Problems grouped by rule, with answers and the standard derivatives table.
Formula cheat sheet
Every rule and standard derivative on one printable page.
Looking for a specific rule? Regole lists all eighteen, each with worked examples and a graph.
Domande
La calcolatrice mostra ogni passaggio?
Sì. Ogni regola applicata viene registrata in ordine, con la legge generale usata e una breve spiegazione. Le espressioni lunghe vengono mostrate a blocchi per mantenere la pagina veloce.
Quali funzioni sono supportate?
Polinomi e radici, esponenziali e logaritmi in qualunque base, tutte e sei le funzioni trigonometriche e le loro inverse, la famiglia iperbolica con le sue inverse, oltre a valore assoluto e funzione segno.
Calcola derivate di ordine superiore?
Sì, fino al decimo. Ogni giro viene derivato per intero e i passaggi dettagliati sono mostrati per il primo giro.
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No. Analisi, derivazione, semplificazione e grafico avvengono nel browser. Le espressioni recenti restano nella memoria locale del tuo dispositivo.
Posso usarla dal telefono?
Sì. Il layout diventa a colonna singola, il grafico accetta il trascinamento e lo zoom con due dita, e la tastiera di funzioni offre i simboli scomodi da digitare su un telefono.