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The derivative of the function/ sqrt(4*x-1)

Derivative of sqrt(4*x-1)

The solution

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\/ 4*x - 1

\sqrt{4 x - 1}

sqrt(4*x - 1)

Detail solution

Let $u = 4 x - 1$ .
Apply the power rule: $\sqrt{u}$ goes to $\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{u}}$
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by $\frac{d}{d x} \left(4 x - 1\right)$ :
1. Differentiate $4 x - 1$ term by term:
  1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.
    1. Apply the power rule: $x$ goes to $1$
    So, the result is: $4$
  2. The derivative of the constant $-1$ is zero.
  The result is: $4$
The result of the chain rule is:

$\frac{2}{\sqrt{4 x - 1}}$
Now simplify:

$\frac{2}{\sqrt{4 x - 1}}$

The answer is:

\frac{2}{\sqrt{4 x - 1}}

The graph

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Plot the graph f'(x)

The first derivative [src]

     2     
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\/ 4*x - 1

\frac{2}{\sqrt{4 x - 1}}

Simplify

The second derivative [src]

     -4      
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          3/2
(-1 + 4*x)

- \frac{4}{\left(4 x - 1\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}}

Simplify

The third derivative [src]

      24     
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          5/2
(-1 + 4*x)

\frac{24}{\left(4 x - 1\right)^{\frac{5}{2}}}

Simplify