calculus · worked example

Solve √x

Method: power rule with fractional exponent. Verified step-by-step solution with our free AI math solver.
Problem

ddxx\frac{d}{dx}\sqrt{x}

Step-by-step solution

  1. Rewrite as a power: x=x1/2\sqrt{x} = x^{1/2}.

  2. Apply power rule with n=12n = \tfrac{1}{2}: ddx(x1/2)=12x1/2\frac{d}{dx}(x^{1/2}) = \tfrac{1}{2} x^{-1/2}.

  3. Rewrite back: 12x\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}.

  4. Domain: valid for x>0x > 0 (function defined and differentiable).

Answer

12x\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}

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