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log(1/(x*x-2)^(1/2))

Derivative of log(1/(x*x-2)^(1/2))

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   /     1     \
log|-----------|
   |  _________|
   \\/ x*x - 2 /
$$\log{\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{x x - 2}} \right)}$$
log(1/(sqrt(x*x - 2)))
Detail solution
  1. Let .

  2. The derivative of is .

  3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

    1. Let .

    2. Apply the power rule: goes to

    3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

      1. Let .

      2. Apply the power rule: goes to

      3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

        1. Differentiate term by term:

          1. Apply the product rule:

            ; to find :

            1. Apply the power rule: goes to

            ; to find :

            1. Apply the power rule: goes to

            The result is:

          2. The derivative of the constant is zero.

          The result is:

        The result of the chain rule is:

      The result of the chain rule is:

    The result of the chain rule is:

  4. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
  -x   
-------
x*x - 2
$$- \frac{x}{x x - 2}$$
The second derivative [src]
          2 
       2*x  
-1 + -------
           2
     -2 + x 
------------
        2   
  -2 + x    
$$\frac{\frac{2 x^{2}}{x^{2} - 2} - 1}{x^{2} - 2}$$
The third derivative [src]
    /         2 \
    |      4*x  |
2*x*|3 - -------|
    |          2|
    \    -2 + x /
-----------------
             2   
    /      2\    
    \-2 + x /    
$$\frac{2 x \left(- \frac{4 x^{2}}{x^{2} - 2} + 3\right)}{\left(x^{2} - 2\right)^{2}}$$
The graph
Derivative of log(1/(x*x-2)^(1/2))