How do you differentiate y=(arctan(x))^(1/2)y=(arctan(x))12?

1 Answer
Nov 7, 2017

dy/dx=1/(2(1+x^2)(arctanx)^(1/2)dydx=12(1+x2)(arctanx)12

Explanation:

"differentiate using the "color(blue)"chain rule"differentiate using the chain rule

"given "y=f(g(x))" then"given y=f(g(x)) then

dy/dx=f'(g(x))xxg'(x)larr"chain rule"

rArrdy/dx=1/2(arctanx)^(-1/2)xxd/dx(arctanx)

color(white)(rArrdy/dx)=1/2(arctanx)^(-1/2)xx1/(1+x^2)

color(white)(rArrdy/dx)=1/(2(1+x^2)(arctanx)^(1/2))