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Derivative of 2^sqrt(x-1)

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   _______
 \/ x - 1 
2         
$$2^{\sqrt{x - 1}}$$
2^(sqrt(x - 1))
Detail solution
  1. Let .

  2. 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 power rule: goes to

        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:

  3. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
   _______       
 \/ x - 1        
2         *log(2)
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       _______   
   2*\/ x - 1    
$$\frac{2^{\sqrt{x - 1}} \log{\left(2 \right)}}{2 \sqrt{x - 1}}$$
The second derivative [src]
   ________                                
 \/ -1 + x  /       1        log(2)\       
2          *|- ----------- + ------|*log(2)
            |          3/2   -1 + x|       
            \  (-1 + x)            /       
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                     4                     
$$\frac{2^{\sqrt{x - 1}} \left(\frac{\log{\left(2 \right)}}{x - 1} - \frac{1}{\left(x - 1\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}}\right) \log{\left(2 \right)}}{4}$$
The third derivative [src]
   ________ /                   2                 \       
 \/ -1 + x  |     3          log (2)      3*log(2)|       
2          *|----------- + ----------- - ---------|*log(2)
            |        5/2           3/2           2|       
            \(-1 + x)      (-1 + x)      (-1 + x) /       
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$$\frac{2^{\sqrt{x - 1}} \left(- \frac{3 \log{\left(2 \right)}}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{\log{\left(2 \right)}^{2}}{\left(x - 1\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{3}{\left(x - 1\right)^{\frac{5}{2}}}\right) \log{\left(2 \right)}}{8}$$