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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)