Question #215a5

1 Answer
Apr 5, 2017

The answer is =2x-1/(2sqrt(x^3))

Explanation:

We apply the following

(x^n)'=nx^(n-1)

(1/sqrtx)'=(x^(-1/2))'

=-1/2x^((-1/2-1))

=-1/2x^(-3/2)

=-1/(2sqrt(x^3))

So we have,

y=x^2+3/sqrtx

dy/dx=2x-1/(2sqrt(x^3))

I hope that this is a little clearer for you.