Calculus Examples

Find the 4th Derivative f(x)=5 square root of x^5
Step 1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 1.1.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 1.1.1.1
Factor out .
Step 1.1.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 1.2
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.3.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.3.3
Combine and .
Step 1.3.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.3.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.3.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.5.2
Add and .
Step 1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.7
Combine and .
Step 1.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.9
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.9.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.10
Combine and .
Step 1.11
Combine and .
Step 1.12
Multiply by .
Step 2
Find the second derivative.
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Step 2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.4
Combine and .
Step 2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.6
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.7
Combine and .
Step 2.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.9
Multiply.
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Step 2.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Find the third derivative.
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Step 3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.4
Combine and .
Step 3.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.6
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.8
Combine and .
Step 3.9
Multiply by .
Step 3.10
Multiply.
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Step 3.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.10.2
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4
Find the fourth derivative.
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Step 4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2
Apply basic rules of exponents.
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Step 4.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 4.2.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.2.2
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.5
Combine and .
Step 4.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.7
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.8
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.9
Combine and .
Step 4.10
Multiply by .
Step 4.11
Multiply.
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Step 4.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.11.2
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 5
The fourth derivative of with respect to is .