Calculus Examples

Find the Derivative - d/dx -(5(( square root of x-6)^-6))/(2 square root of x)
Step 1
Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.
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Step 1.1
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.2
Apply basic rules of exponents.
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Step 1.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.2.2
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3
Combine fractions.
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Step 3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3
Combine and .
Step 3.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.4.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.4.2
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 5
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 5.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 5.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 6
Differentiate.
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Step 6.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 6.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 8
Combine and .
Step 9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 10
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 10.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.2
Subtract from .
Step 11
Combine fractions.
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Step 11.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 11.2
Combine and .
Step 11.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 13
Simplify terms.
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Step 13.1
Add and .
Step 13.2
Combine and .
Step 13.3
Combine and .
Step 13.4
Factor out of .
Step 14
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 14.1
Factor out of .
Step 14.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 14.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 15
Simplify terms.
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Step 15.1
Combine and .
Step 15.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 15.3
Divide by .
Step 16
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 17
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 18
Combine and .
Step 19
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 20
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 20.1
Multiply by .
Step 20.2
Subtract from .
Step 21
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 22
Combine and .
Step 23
Combine and .
Step 24
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 25
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 26
Combine and .
Step 27
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 28
Multiply by .
Step 29
Multiply by .
Step 30
Multiply by .
Step 31
Simplify.
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Step 31.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 31.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 31.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 31.3.1
Factor out of .
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Step 31.3.1.1
Move .
Step 31.3.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 31.3.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 31.3.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 31.3.2
Add and .
Step 31.4
Combine terms.
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Step 31.4.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 31.4.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 31.4.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 31.4.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 31.4.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 31.4.2
Simplify.
Step 31.4.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 31.4.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 31.4.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 31.4.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 31.4.4.1
Move .
Step 31.4.4.2
Multiply by .
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Step 31.4.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 31.4.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 31.4.4.3
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 31.4.4.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 31.4.4.5
Add and .
Step 31.4.5
Factor out of .
Step 31.4.6
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 31.4.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 31.4.6.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 31.4.6.3
Rewrite the expression.