Calculus Examples

Find dy/dx y = natural log of (5x-4)/(x seventh root of x^2+1)
Step 1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 3
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4
Differentiate the right side of the equation.
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Step 4.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.2
Multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction to divide by .
Step 4.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.4
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.5
Differentiate.
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Step 4.5.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.5.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.5.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.5.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.5.6
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.5.6.1
Add and .
Step 4.5.6.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.6
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.7
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.7.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.7.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.7.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.8
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.9
Combine and .
Step 4.10
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.11
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.11.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.12
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.12.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.12.2
Combine and .
Step 4.12.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.12.4
Combine and .
Step 4.13
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.15
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.16
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.16.1
Add and .
Step 4.16.2
Combine and .
Step 4.16.3
Combine and .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 4.18
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.19
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 4.21
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.22
Multiply by .
Step 4.23
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.24
Combine and .
Step 4.25
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.26
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.26.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.26.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.26.4
Add and .
Step 4.26.5
Divide by .
Step 4.27
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.27.1
Simplify .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.29
Simplify.
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Step 4.29.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.29.4.1
Combine exponents.
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Step 4.29.4.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 4.29.4.2.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.29.4.4
Combine and .
Step 4.29.4.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.29.4.6
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.29.4.6.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.29.4.6.1.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.29.4.6.1.4
Add and .
Step 4.29.4.6.1.5
Divide by .
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Simplify .
Step 4.29.4.6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.29.4.6.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.29.4.6.4.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 4.29.4.6.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.29.4.6.4.3
Add and .
Step 4.29.4.6.5
Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.29.4.6.7
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.29.4.6.9
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 4.29.4.6.9.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.29.4.6.9.3
Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 4.29.4.6.10.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.29.4.6.10.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 4.29.4.6.10.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.29.4.6.10.2.3
Add and .
Step 4.29.4.6.10.3
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Combine exponents.
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Step 4.29.4.7.1
Combine and .
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Combine and .
Step 4.29.4.8
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 4.29.4.8.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 4.29.4.8.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.29.4.8.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.29.4.9
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.29.5
Combine terms.
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Step 4.29.5.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.29.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.29.5.3
Multiply by .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 4.29.5.4.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
Step 4.29.5.5
Rewrite as a product.
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Multiply by .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.29.5.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.29.5.9
Add and .
Step 4.29.5.10
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.29.5.10.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.29.5.10.2
Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
Step 4.29.5.12
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 4.29.5.12.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.29.5.12.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.29.5.12.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.29.6
Reorder terms.
Step 4.29.7
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 4.29.11
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 6
Replace with .