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How do you differentiate #y=sqrtx+1+1/sqrtx#?

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Nov 9, 2016

#y=sqrtx+1+1/sqrtx#
#y=x^(1/2)+1+x^(-1/2)#

#(dy)/(dx)=(1/2)x^(-1/2)-(1/2)x^(-3/2)#
#(dy)/(dx)=[(1)/(2sqrtx)]-[(1)/(2(sqrtx)^3)]#
#(dy)/(dx)=(1/(2sqrtx))(1-1/x)#

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