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$\sqrt{x} = 3 \sqrt{y}$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation with rational exponents.

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Step 1.1

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{x}$ as $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$x^{\frac{1}{2}} = 3 \sqrt{y}$

Step 1.2

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{y}$ as $y^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$x^{\frac{1}{2}} = 3 y^{\frac{1}{2}}$

Step 2

Differentiate both sides of the equation.

$\frac{d}{d x} (x^{\frac{1}{2}}) = \frac{d}{d x} (3 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$

Step 3

Differentiate the left side of the equation.

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Step 3.1

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = \frac{1}{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1}$

Step 3.2

To write $- 1$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1 \cdot \frac{2}{2}}$

Step 3.3

Combine $- 1$ and $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{- 1 \cdot 2}{2}}$

Step 3.4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1 - 1 \cdot 2}{2}}$

Step 3.5

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 3.5.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1 - 2}{2}}$

Step 3.5.2

Subtract $2$ from $1$ .

$\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{- 1}{2}}$

Step 3.6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$\frac{1}{2} x^{- \frac{1}{2}}$

Step 3.7

Simplify.

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Step 3.7.1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 3.7.2

Multiply $\frac{1}{2}$ by $\frac{1}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$\frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 4

Differentiate the right side of the equation.

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Step 4.1

Since $3$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $3 y^{\frac{1}{2}}$ with respect to $x$ is $3 \frac{d}{d x} [y^{\frac{1}{2}}]$ .

$3 \frac{d}{d x} [y^{\frac{1}{2}}]$

Step 4.2

Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [f (g (x))]$ is $f' (g (x)) g' (x)$ where $f (x) = x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ and $g (x) = y$ .

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Step 4.2.1

To apply the Chain Rule, set $u$ as $y$ .

$3 (\frac{d}{d u} [u^{\frac{1}{2}}] \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.2.2

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d u} [u^{n}]$ is $n u^{n - 1}$ where $n = \frac{1}{2}$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{2} u^{\frac{1}{2} - 1} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.2.3

Replace all occurrences of $u$ with $y$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{2} y^{\frac{1}{2} - 1} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.3

To write $- 1$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{2} y^{\frac{1}{2} - 1 \cdot \frac{2}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.4

Combine $- 1$ and $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{2} y^{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{- 1 \cdot 2}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.5

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$3 (\frac{1}{2} y^{\frac{1 - 1 \cdot 2}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.6

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.6.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{2} y^{\frac{1 - 2}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.6.2

Subtract $2$ from $1$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{2} y^{\frac{- 1}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.7

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$3 (\frac{1}{2} y^{- \frac{1}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.8

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $y^{- \frac{1}{2}}$ .

$3 (\frac{y^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.9

Move $y^{- \frac{1}{2}}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} \frac{d}{d x} [y])$

Step 4.10

Combine $\frac{1}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ and $3$ .

$\frac{3}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} \frac{d}{d x} [y]$

Step 4.11

Rewrite $\frac{d}{d x} [y]$ as $y'$ .

$\frac{3}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} y'$

Step 4.12

Combine $\frac{3}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ and $y'$ .

$\frac{3 y'}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 5

Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.

$\frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} = \frac{3 y'}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 6

Solve for $y'$ .

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Step 6.1

Rewrite the equation as $\frac{3 y'}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} = \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$\frac{3 y'}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} = \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 6.2

Multiply both sides by $2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$\frac{3 y'}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}) = \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$

Step 6.3

Simplify.

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Step 6.3.1

Simplify the left side.

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Step 6.3.1.1

Simplify $\frac{3 y'}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$ .

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Step 6.3.1.1.1

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$2 \frac{3 y'}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} y^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$

Step 6.3.1.1.2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 6.3.1.1.2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$2 \frac{3 y'}{2 y^{\frac{1}{2}}} y^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$

Step 6.3.1.1.2.2

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{3 y'}{y^{\frac{1}{2}}} y^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$

Step 6.3.1.1.3

Cancel the common factor of $y^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

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Step 6.3.1.1.3.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 y'}{y^{\frac{1}{2}}} y^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$

Step 6.3.1.1.3.2

Rewrite the expression.

$3 y' = \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$

Step 6.3.2

Simplify the right side.

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Step 6.3.2.1

Simplify $\frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} (2 y^{\frac{1}{2}})$ .

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Step 6.3.2.1.1

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$3 y' = 2 \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} y^{\frac{1}{2}}$

Step 6.3.2.1.2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 6.3.2.1.2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$3 y' = 2 \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} y^{\frac{1}{2}}$

Step 6.3.2.1.2.2

Rewrite the expression.

$3 y' = \frac{1}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}} y^{\frac{1}{2}}$

Step 6.3.2.1.3

Combine $\frac{1}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ and $y^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$3 y' = \frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 6.4

Divide each term in $3 y' = \frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ by $3$ and simplify.

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Step 6.4.1

Divide each term in $3 y' = \frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ by $3$ .

$\frac{3 y'}{3} = \frac{\frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{3}$

Step 6.4.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 6.4.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 6.4.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 y'}{3} = \frac{\frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{3}$

Step 6.4.2.1.2

Divide $y'$ by $1$ .

$y' = \frac{\frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{3}$

Step 6.4.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 6.4.3.1

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$y' = \frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}} \cdot \frac{1}{3}$

Step 6.4.3.2

Combine.

$y' = \frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot 1}{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot 3}$

Step 6.4.3.3

Simplify the expression.

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Step 6.4.3.3.1

Multiply $y^{\frac{1}{2}}$ by $1$ .

$y' = \frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot 3}$

Step 6.4.3.3.2

Move $3$ to the left of $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$y' = \frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{3 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 7

Replace $y'$ with $\frac{d y}{d x}$ .

$\frac{d y}{d x} = \frac{y^{\frac{1}{2}}}{3 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$