Don't need help solving this problem, just need some info.

[Tangentjay]

Should I start off by squaring both sides to get rid of the radical on the left? and then start the derivative process? Thank you.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Should I start off by squaring both sides to get rid of the radical on the left? and then start the derivative process? Thank you.
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I would start implicitly differentiate from the beginning.

I think "squaring" will make it messier!!

 

[HallsofIvy]

No, you don't want to "get rid of" the square root! Write it as \(\displaystyle (3x^7+ y^2)^{1/2}\) and use the power rule and chain rule. ..... corrected typo

 

[Cubist]

\(\displaystyle (37x^7+ y^2)^{1/2}\) and use the power rule and chain rule.

Halls made a slight typo, obviously it should be...

\(\displaystyle (3x^7+ y^2)^{1/2}\)

Spoiler: if you need an extra clue

Use chain rule with \(u = 3x^7 + y^2\)