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Derivative of (y^(2)/4)-(ln(y)/2)

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y    log(y)
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4      2   
y24log(y)2\frac{y^{2}}{4} - \frac{\log{\left(y \right)}}{2}
y^2/4 - log(y)/2
Detail solution
  1. Differentiate y24log(y)2\frac{y^{2}}{4} - \frac{\log{\left(y \right)}}{2} 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: y2y^{2} goes to 2y2 y

      So, the result is: y2\frac{y}{2}

    2. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

      1. The derivative of log(y)\log{\left(y \right)} is 1y\frac{1}{y}.

      So, the result is: 12y- \frac{1}{2 y}

    The result is: y212y\frac{y}{2} - \frac{1}{2 y}

  2. Now simplify:

    y212y\frac{y^{2} - 1}{2 y}


The answer is:

y212y\frac{y^{2} - 1}{2 y}

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The first derivative [src]
y    1 
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2   2*y
y212y\frac{y}{2} - \frac{1}{2 y}
The second derivative [src]
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    y 
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1+1y22\frac{1 + \frac{1}{y^{2}}}{2}
The third derivative [src]
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  3
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1y3- \frac{1}{y^{3}}