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OpenStudy (steve816):

Help me find the derivative of this function! Please check my answer for me.

OpenStudy (steve816):

\[1/\sqrt{5x}\]

OpenStudy (steve816):

My answer was \[\frac{ -1 }{ 2x \sqrt{5x} }\] Is this right?

OpenStudy (bobo-i-bo):

Yup :)

OpenStudy (steve816):

Wait really? I tried checking my work on a calculator and I get \[-\frac{ 1 }{ 2\sqrt{5}x ^{\frac{ 3 }{ 2 }} }\]

OpenStudy (bobo-i-bo):

\(x^{\frac 3 2}=x^{\frac 1 2 + 1}=x^{\frac 1 2}x=x \sqrt{x} \)

OpenStudy (steve816):

Thank you for your explanation :)

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