How do you differentiate y=sqrt(x+1)-ln(1+sqrt(x+1))y=x+1ln(1+x+1)?

1 Answer
Dec 11, 2017

y'=(sqrt(x+1)-1)/(2x)

Explanation:

y=sqrt(x+1)-ln(1+sqrt(x+1))

y'=1/[2sqrt(x+1)]-(1/[2sqrt(x+1)])/(1+sqrt(x+1)

=1/[2sqrt(x+1)]*(1-1/[sqrt(x+1)+1])

=1/[2sqrt(x+1)]*(sqrt(x+1)/[sqrt(x+1)+1])

=1/2*1/[sqrt(x+1)+1]

=(sqrt(x+1)-1)/(2x)