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sqrt(x^2-4)

Derivative of sqrt(x^2-4)

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   ________
  /  2     
\/  x  - 4 
$$\sqrt{x^{2} - 4}$$
sqrt(x^2 - 4)
Detail solution
  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 power rule: goes to

      2. The derivative of the constant is zero.

      The result is:

    The result of the chain rule is:

  4. Now simplify:


The answer is:

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