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Use the substitution u= 2(x^2) + 3 to differentiate y= 1/(sqrt(2(x^2) + 3))
Alright so I’m pretty sure I got this right:
y= f(u)= 1/sqrt(u) = (u)^(-1/2)
=> dy/du = (-1/2)(u^(-3/2))= (-1/2)((2(x^2) + 3)^(-3/2))
du/dx= 4x
so dy/dx = (dy/du) x (du/dx) = -2x/(sqrt((2(x^2) + 3)^3)
However, the given answer is 2/(sqrt((2(x^2) + 3)^3)
Is this a typo?
Alright so I’m pretty sure I got this right:
y= f(u)= 1/sqrt(u) = (u)^(-1/2)
=> dy/du = (-1/2)(u^(-3/2))= (-1/2)((2(x^2) + 3)^(-3/2))
du/dx= 4x
so dy/dx = (dy/du) x (du/dx) = -2x/(sqrt((2(x^2) + 3)^3)
However, the given answer is 2/(sqrt((2(x^2) + 3)^3)
Is this a typo?