What is the derivative of sqrt(5x)? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Leland Adriano Alejandro Jan 15, 2016 5/(2 sqrt(5x)) Explanation: Let u=5x d/dx(sqrt(u)) = 1/(2 sqrt(u))*(du)/dx Answer link Related questions What is the Chain Rule for derivatives? How do you find the derivative of y= 6cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=6 cos(x^3+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(sin(x)) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(e^x+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=tan(5x) ? How do you find the derivative of y= (4x-x^2)^10 ? How do you find the derivative of y= (x^2+3x+5)^(1/4) ? How do you find the derivative of y= ((1+x)/(1-x))^3 ? See all questions in Chain Rule Impact of this question 1480 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License