How to solve the equation with square roots

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The discussion revolves around solving an equation involving square roots and polynomial expressions. The original poster expresses difficulty in determining the appropriate rules for differentiation and simplification of the given equation.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Mathematical reasoning

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  • Participants discuss the correct formulation of the equation, with various interpretations of the expression being presented. There is an exploration of different differentiation rules, including the chain rule and the power rule, as well as the simplification of square roots into fractional powers.

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There is ongoing clarification regarding the correct representation of the equation. Some participants have provided insights into simplifying the expression and applying differentiation rules, but no consensus has been reached on a single approach or solution.

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Participants note confusion regarding the notation used for square roots and the structure of the equation, indicating that the original poster is new to the forum and may be unfamiliar with the formatting conventions.

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Homework Statement


I am having trouble to find out what rule to use when solving this equation:
y=5x^2 square root of (2x^3)/15x^7 square root x

How do you right square roots on the keyboard. As you can see I am quit new to this forum


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I have tried to use the chain rule and the quotiant rule. But when I use a different rule I get a different answer.



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Is this the correct equation? (you can see the markup by quoting me)

[tex]y=5x^2 \sqrt{\frac{2x^3}{15x^7}\sqrt{x}}[/tex]
 


No
I think it is [tex]y=5x^2 {sqrt{2x^3}}\15x^7{sqrt{x}}[/tex]
 


This is what I mean sorry for that

[tex]y=5x^2\sqrt{2x^3}{frac{15x^7}\sqrt{x}} tex][/QUOTE][/tex]
 


a1dogtraining said:
[tex]y=5x^2\sqrt{2x^3}{\frac{15x^7}{\sqrt{x}}[/tex]

You can differentiate x to a fractional powers the same way you can differentiate x to an integral power. Try simplifying it first.
 


Thanks anyway I cann't get the question right. The 5x^2 and sqrt(2x^3) are on the top
and 15x^7 and sqrt(x) are on the bottom. let's try that.
 


So
[tex]\frac{5x^2\sqrt{2x^3}}{15x^7\sqrt{x}}[/tex]?
As qntty suggested, you can write the square root as a fractional power: [itex]\sqrt{x}= x^{1/2}[/itex].

Your expression is
[tex]\frac{5\sqrt{2}x^2x^{3/2}}{15x^7x^{1/2}}= \frac{5\sqrt{2}x^{2+3/2}}{15x^{7+ 1/2}}= \frac{5\sqrt{2}x^{7/2}}{15x^{15/2}}[/tex]
[tex]= \frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}x^{7/2}x^{-15/2}= \frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}x^{-4}[/tex]
That should be easy to differentiate.
 
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Thank you very much. Can you just tell me what rule you used, so I can apply it to other equations.
 


I used a number of "rules". I used the fact that [itex]\sqrt{x}= x^{1/2}[/itex], I used the laws of exponents to reduce the problem to a single power of x, and I used the power rule to differentiate.
 

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