{"id":7329,"date":"2022-03-21T14:54:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goseeko.com\/blog\/?p=7329"},"modified":"2026-03-15T21:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:03:49","slug":"what-is-successive-differentiation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goseeko.com\/blog\/what-is-successive-differentiation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is successive differentiation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Su<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainkart.com\/article\/Exercise-5-9--Successive-differentiation_40256\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ccessive differentiation<\/a> is the process in which we can differentiate the function successively multiple times and the derivative we find is called the successive derivative. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainkart.com\/article\/Exercise-5-9--Successive-differentiation_40256\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Successive differentiation<\/a> is very important in engineering and scientific applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the process of differentiating the given function simultaneously many times and&nbsp; the result&nbsp; obtained are&nbsp; called successive&nbsp; derivatives.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/alcasys.santarosadelimachimbote.edu.pe\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none;\">https:\/\/alcasys.santarosadelimachimbote.edu.pe<a>\n\n\n\n<p>Let y = f(x) be a differentiable function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First derivative is denoted by <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/QOybC0W_HplFDmFw5H37Ec9iAb6nC01vRB37QglvYSAAXUfje43SEMFQYAdvD9J8Hm_QDGc6LuVhPBJBM-wKxfOwj4DlvXb2KcBhKRjRcsnCH2NoHfCpqvBEmKhFRY7Z27oxfqoP\" width=\"168\" height=\"22\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second derivative is&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/9lmSaoBnWJdfGx6G16KI3esXIOq8oLCx_nQ1vYn2FKmMLoE3U2B2r1O1hf8R3GbkvwqEIZZF_fVGFFW-KNy6KkCLBlylv8IxesrnQ2RiQ-3pamYgUHb2vPRP_EIKKSoKuq4eg03v\" width=\"196\" height=\"28\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third derivative is <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/M3B4DxDfEO952xIV1d9R55HmyOjS0WgVpyEPLIrQiMNmXuj06JW7O50OwbOJpgEl1qnWKRqqXNdJa_vcTGJwQbIWb_f81EOf1l5UBaJLWPJsFvjuDDpF0GPsfYUuV1nSZq-I3jWt\" width=\"197\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly the nth derivative is <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/UIOAt1BP1Upbxi-ZEFYT8thJCP9gBnJy14R1G_b6cTyb7ccYhiAIp2S9qZTjg5R6Yc4QxXIJHUBVt5F6jehlPl_sj7TaSn_HugWmqNfX51Q585RyYlolwgHCkqh0mdX967_tPXmx\" width=\"190\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Successive differentiation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The successive differential coefficients of y are denoted as follows-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/aZx6swnTQ-6Yl5PvrN7174VdUYlaJ2bHss5YeL1DDc4dN0PiBE0a4Vp6g_0B7cQ8ckbu-c-3LfFYz0axF7q92bh900JRKXqQosMCD43ibdwU2SwAXeCjAl2Q3busQNQ1crG4vhy4\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The differential coefficient is- <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/8rQ0YtDXpVuva6x7hhb4Vgg32MSBH4LgSGj45bpOb3RB_vdTbjV7W1HcuN_WoV93qFjOot-Q_KuIYdY1QZfCiJL51eZBT1ocTwg2nljZimyoDfQz-gG3K_tkYxzfkixm0X5WWZvj\" width=\"29\" height=\"40\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notations to denote n\u2019th differential coefficients-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/hxi4QRk_S65ZboQQGsBhYSMQ0Cquf_pN2HFiP1lIONECLfPRtl65W04eNQ3lfwfEx0Ow0ijrzerjFzHt5iPXTHfrzAisvyG9wDInbmcyR-l_C6nXDHDSnhm1SP1WkmmGNCX0H9wl\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of applying differentiation again and again is called successive differentiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>n<\/strong><strong><sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><strong> derivative of standard functions-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. n<\/strong><strong><sup>th <\/sup><\/strong><strong>derivative of <\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong>&nbsp; \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose y =&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Xr1lp3yKWecCXYIJDqlbb6WH0DLFeoFVbRK-9gtbM1H97DOP9UABaJmt6X8cWT4qVGv3KBc8GPJSM9zIDjIgYPwdYIgm0jACy5I3Q59Zj_0fELFAakXxHAjIjlCRDsT-lNwRukWO\" width=\"26\" height=\"25\">,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Differentiate with respect to x successively, we get<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/VjcFgKyMxU6_YzUNIF4gvoKyTmMYOKB06Bv_MznljZ9Uej143XhY2jAWeeMQnDu4yd496gHfj2m6eEHfUXzeOEfg5y_RMZmylayq-PiTCXMuxzpc84fZmiNSNcyihEUpH2GZjfpl\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/PE-psFd9h8-xS_cAKCd819-EA2fKZ58yO22NDJL9fkdwS-B6VQ9NGyaiG1ox8u5akQsMSTYUz7iGGSrNTqEHzC0SNp79dlb5jIl5rErxAWEjtK5ZZjkUdRSVIMJpBQw1j0Fq0V5W\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For n times differentiation, we get-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/S2dLuM2YD6F7GLr89waPaqTEN415F6BbcmS_OBv7ljc8QUlqAjiB3-1G6_KwMrsXTiSFijjQSsHzdDT_7Bbb0scC-z1RkZi11UJv4Yte9f6eItgZfCa-zOK3U1TzwcU3ZWen5eY2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So we can say that its n\u2019th derivative will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/RXK5lRfqM9CJ_Ww5D59NoFrVTzCCkJ7X0Jgs-DDWN_1Iuqz12oOP49MeT8VrR412vOYT5vXrDDM77siBTPSiCdWurp_BJpLYUvhQ8ZEs1_9Ysxu1YJo38QEkEEN7lsglFhoSn0S8\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. n<\/strong><strong><sup>th <\/sup><\/strong><strong>derivative of log(ax + b)-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose y = log (ax + b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Differentiate with respect to x successively, we get<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/PGd4H8sV4mbXHnbbyxyogCtRf4Fg0Wry_yH4E0bXRrQGnUSTWHDyIBmApKloL3dn5dlpH7Dyn2Wzrp7s6xORCAQ-e1YPr-S7auz_c6oTFQ2Zigji0oguHGUA2smGV4T7LNCGBaGY\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For n times differentiation, we get-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/F_CQA7Tx1cg-EFa6AuE-WA7a95hVqoBWydLE1Cz6GwN0T4GchTQn6AkAYRSqg-JumlXp0EVw8M9cQU2eU3w3oSJsgizlBGsNZxfGORLR_KRD-eVDe83QCdikTfz5y5mIbln3lpSJ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So we can say that its n\u2019th derivative will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/NiQp-d9rwn8phRGQCh2P18aLY9Lp__PFscRaI6cX3DJ2-BWyTFHKlp2pN_juObS5MW5I8ns3j5igUeJ70R9uInDCNUtuEo8AA5GkUPSME-mnWF24AmmiICFu0nkSqIhYLDNy7qHj\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. n<\/strong><strong><sup>th <\/sup><\/strong><strong>derivative of&nbsp; (ax +b)^m-&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/WJsRxw01-TbKOd3bdke-Mu-QYbVmaM67Rj0UI2BAevvcA-R-4oGvZuMkk8Wxu5AOBuacUaf6PEuaqhHSI5DBMB_NY8RuNyF9hHuvG0AkIeEoIRDsGMKhGVIw3BEMczmn7QRjYTUG\" width=\"100\" height=\"20\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Differentiate with respect to x successively, we get<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/uGr4k_-FzSIDB8HdGZ77dYUJJW_sb6jlBEIp1ZYGFObSs9wdw4C18HuPFQZrLuywL5lY8iFh8sbqEzkf3E-AjeYULhdzSbsXAtgisIV4xWO-J_VO2NVwE4jBj0jIB8KXAOIxpZsv\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For n times differentiation, we get-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/j6c_SnDhHf1ptfL5UJW8h0a7SlfrgSYoJY_mzzV073UUcojbiLMLUcwXNvZQ5_uzvayjAYqNXXbSc9x-dCfOdQnMB6dAg3ryKWle78wex2y1odxnwBsVKv9_4qzVGtOVsor-gFS6\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So we can say that its n\u2019th derivative will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/eZYY1yk1K97mnZ577_jGYZGFYh_7cNZCpR73bVJxmoBZovWKc0SSidrkLmDWv3nn0qaZ9S54KzqpYPP7rBCEnLZRalPUBweB637GnxdyAGjtcgDlorZZrvCGJ-nx99rPm7lwkTsc\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.&nbsp; n<\/strong><strong><sup>th <\/sup><\/strong><strong>derivative of sin(ax + b)-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose y = sin(ax + b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Differentiate with respect to x successively, we get<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/E_kN34QJRpg825aR2KIm9VEG2bW-sspX_7bpmhhGprfm6-mloTHAhmTmcEURWkx0pc0j1esLNCTSfWq1QoaH4pXwvFcjd8vswXp0l-knok5Ji9y3pfrzBxWuBsYRbJF6QCvXEQ83\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For n times differentiation, we get-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/Bu1Jnqdy2B4ZhR7Vr3_TFigXmKpTo_pdY9LJB5t5MbvRvqTQWRqf7kBScJJBRTyMdB8xAPJs8OYFPZKCIawmuaQwTKjaUZeI5oguW_s94s7u7P3Kay5firFWlPSRPjBseHeyqShN\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So we can say that its n\u2019th derivative will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/U4d4i7uDm5Jr6QHqExJJ-_lP4u5eIiRQhbsYWW1N00hSGQ8Nezw1RgCyWADRQwXHp4G1kBSMuCjixoVY20vzeWTZG6bHywOp6bIdNUy8kYwGDAwSGImShwzrxGcrjeBZxqzs07QG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly we can find the \u2018n\u2019 derivatives of such functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Standard results-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/g38z3-CrvZfhG7bfT4EvrtZ336ovZKUBH2YH7PhF-qnghGsGGKQW2ldDt9fYlfhykGMxUk4oJumf45nRuwOYF3iu1AbJ3fFeEg5ctCDyOiE7QzkXpMUbqR349LOQvEdRPJ0p6R20\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example: Find the nth&nbsp; derivative of <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sol. Here we have-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/00OvZjlDQJI4CI5E_mRGRf4OcBK4IgmSWLu7uMLqL1BgxOJhvu3Eh5hmTlFmmsBZ-U9gOiO1YTr1VdmcZM31UfJ5dl_UCWr7YSCq68tWF-HW7mCw_UuRjAKOQRH3bvy3mulvW9oh\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose, &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/cJpTJv9lGK-HbtiwJmlRDtJQaPNThhhwaJAl2SVSXPhRjpHsMEXXry9PV9RzyjB5v-CXwQQ54QXmOpt3DEsNWJsYe6i6Dwh1uwHoq31JACcbYP7RzmB-S8p03qrbRUiTt0G9ce5j\" width=\"92\" height=\"28\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First derivative-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/kifiyVL3T-6hJWFCsf6V11GhuVjE03OmpJEOOZjSq2fuuYGRUHZ4Mca2OJdiVX506Huvvbam0Rs1v4shffQtaDx9weJBjZpO0ksfLy_Le-lnpOIrUgu_VxeYVVip66veRpnS0vcD\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/vOZd_efcWDgLNNm3V-J48pOQ-bSPVptqQJc7GQxAo0hHmcsFp9ZSW_TUEYX-ndf9VlwBFwJBfsRShtCofOCagY7pUpwxB0VWqWpYIqLwu27a4XUTanI51GyLWj7FZMh57xneNhYs\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/fIAiWkMihTRqC7hmqxEN5IUKQjL021cj01dp8hkCLL1Drdv_hhNJEtD4r5LjBw5ueYraMkI3snRtGcFKOMX4KPUszSXBu67GU4lPtqmFQwa2UyBaJ1S57jqDe51VYJsuznLEnmYe\" width=\"256\" height=\"26\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Bu_eyWNS-QKYGFfcEGZMOp2pgeCmVtCfLKYwKFlk9hMvs8u6iK4ksmROPo3RVc1XACXjeMxGZZ4iQMuT2DuzLay1boM1TB0UAA07mOdWHCwKQrv7IMdFpQG288eqfHHWRBN1-7_H\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is the n\u2019th derivative of the given function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example: Find cos x cos 2x cos 3x.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sol:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/EaAoLrld6QZz7IgHPrIZTDgJTmoh8-SxUWkrurevYm2nA3lYgqacPdY5HvxEmgQqcLHKd1HFXAFlcg9y2yudyVOiuACh-N2s0_WdWwggRmPYoC3G0YrE4WsiDAPMnErqS9tkSkec\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So that-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>n\u2019th derivative-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/k2-ojG-_Sk-u14lkk3HT_w2a-760CtvLdGZL1kBN9S-t4qpoiM5ktEaCR1rROWi-vYe7iGbR4nD9XK_EtslABUzWhDqFIBCHjwgkNfya64pfhTHCFWyQhFTYZUo_UuSROFtnMzcl\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example: Find the nth derivative of the following function-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/pb3NbsqmIHi2OETFfK-agvITJm9wrWgHGiBgRq4y9kBct8YbozhNa3h_glCIvUhwHe005LTQ7pOZA3yYW29IR3f3iYaW7HLqlpmUpIQVbfm1AGO8MrDPRYYcCr1qYSsqcVeKihn9\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sol.&nbsp; Partial fraction of the function y after splitting-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Suppose x \u2013 1 = z, then<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-eGPVKKjhiVH00fYprawjB9dj9MvIKt9ohc-2KBnb-v84ytcsR3JCNTbh6RXqKzblrHtOyCinCmxXkHd3dfExRPad7OC6Ysu-AM6o51iMtvtEQwrTnel19N8qjRdVsKrVwTr_XLN\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example: Find nth derivative of the given function:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/J_Mo9O5c8UO9BRqCqByKkxwuVWknpf_e6mc03Bcb6_GXMn24wUfu3lbBla3w59U_fazbtm8o8zlG7xhWWh6Zi2g9Zs1_NR_HrL_LU-qSk9evAoZn5nf5XfWR8Rz5sm5sA1ZrxCIO\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sol. &nbsp; We are given-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/J_Mo9O5c8UO9BRqCqByKkxwuVWknpf_e6mc03Bcb6_GXMn24wUfu3lbBla3w59U_fazbtm8o8zlG7xhWWh6Zi2g9Zs1_NR_HrL_LU-qSk9evAoZn5nf5XfWR8Rz5sm5sA1ZrxCIO\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>factorize the denominator-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/CWOs0LR4UC8sz2Aln__PGk68ikXwM6sU7Y89ZVcWBw-rjbABypux018ZzDGioxSLXyg7we39vvwzZFAWFGqZp7zMOm6hz8R56jl289NDNEMgTzpvw-yV3dFEce6u4p1ACX0YWl9E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>nth derivative will be-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/8dheGkkwIKWE2DA1IBpnvSYNOMMZ9LZj5KMzP5oDzqMoezlVrD51V1j_npSAcDyFQ7X70Hws2uOaecf-jsnHad72SNOA_IqLND2AkGPB4jiuJrVGTl4_luS96PyPz9UoiZS-PSME\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is the derivative of the given function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in learning about similar topics? 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