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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the second derivative of sqroot(x^2+1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Answer will be 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i found the first derivative is x/ sqroot(x^2+1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 is not in my answer choices

OpenStudy (anonymous):

derive it again, what would get, you could use the quotient rule

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when i derived it again i got

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry. I missed squareroot :P

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Sandsand22 you r right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when i derived it again i got

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(x^2+1)^(-1/2) + x(x^2+1) / (x^2+1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk exactly how to cancel it out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you don't need to cancel it out if you don't want to, but this is wolfram's answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i couldn't show you the work since the Draw, Equation button isn't responding

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmm okay thank you i get it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No problem

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