What is the derivative of #ln(x^2+1)^(1/2)#? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Michael Feb 25, 2016 #f'(x)=(1)/((x^2+1))# Explanation: #f(x)=ln[(x^2+1)^(1/2)]# Here we need to apply the chain rule successively: #f'(x)=(1)/((x^2+1)^(1/2))xx[1/cancel(2)(x^2+1)^(-1/2)xxcancel(2)]# #f'(x)=(1)/((x^2+1)^(1/2)xx(x^2+1)^(1/2))# #:.f'(x)=(1)/((x^2+1))# Answer link Related questions What is the Chain Rule for derivatives? How do you find the derivative of #y= 6cos(x^2)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=6 cos(x^3+3)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=e^(x^2)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=ln(sin(x))# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=ln(e^x+3)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=tan(5x)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y= (4x-x^2)^10# ? How do you find the derivative of #y= (x^2+3x+5)^(1/4)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y= ((1+x)/(1-x))^3# ? See all questions in Chain Rule Impact of this question 1168 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License