Differentiation Problem about a hyperbolic function

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Homework Statement



How could one apply differentiation formulas on this one:

\partial^{2}\left(2sinh(nx)\div\sqrt{sinh(2L)-2L}\right)\div\partial x^{2}


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is this differentiation formula enough to differentiate:

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apigban said:

Homework Statement



How could one apply differentiation formulas on this one:

\partial^{2}\left(2sinh(nx)\div\sqrt{sinh(2L)-2L}\right)\div\partial x^{2}


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



is this differentiation formula enough to differentiate:

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Take the partial with respect to x of your expression, and then take the partial with respect to x of the result.

Here is your problem presented in a more usual form:
\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} \left(\frac{2sinh(nx)}{\sqrt{sinh(2L)-2L}}\right)
 
Only the numerator has an x in it. Why use the quotient rule?
 
What is the derivative of A sinh(nx)?
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...

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