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Fairy111
Nov16-08, 08:05 AM
i need to differentiate the following:
sqrt[10/(4+x)]
so i re-wrote it as:
[10(4+x)^-1]^1/2
but am getting very confused when i try to differentiate it.
any help would be great! cheers
Hootenanny
Nov16-08, 08:10 AM
i need to differentiate the following:
sqrt[10/(4+x)]
so i re-wrote it as:
[10(4+x)^-1]^1/2
but am getting very confused when i try to differentiate it.
any help would be great! cheers
Could you show your attempt at differentiating the expression?
HallsofIvy
Nov16-08, 08:12 AM
Step by step using the chain rule
What is the derivative of u-1/2?
What is the derivative of v-1?
Fairy111
Nov16-08, 08:24 AM
well first i differentiated 10(4+x)^-1
which is -10(4+x)^-2
but i dont know how to include the sqrt....
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