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To find dydx\frac{dy}{dx} for y=x+x+xy = \sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x}}} and evaluate it at x=1x=1, we will use the chain rule multiple times.

Step 1: Rewrite the function using fractional exponents.

y=(x+(x+x1/2)1/2)1/2y = \left(x + \left(x + x^{1/2}\right)^{1/2}\right)^{1/2}

Step 2: Differentiate yy with respect to xx using the chain rule.
Let u=x+(x+x1/2)1/2u = x + \left(x + x^{1/2}\right)^{1/2}. Then y=u1/2y = u^{1/2}.

dydx=12u−1/2⋅dudx=12x+x+x⋅ddx(x+(x+x1/2)1/2)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{2} u^{-1/2} \cdot \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x}}}} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}\left(x + \left(x + x^{1/2}\right)^{1/2}\right)

Now, we need to find ddx(x+(x+x1/2)1/2)\frac{d}{dx}\left(x + \left(x + x^{1/2}\right)^{1/2}\right):

ddx(x+(x+x1/2)1/2)=1+ddx((x+x1/2)1/2)\frac{d}{dx}\left(x + \left(x + x^{1/2}\right)^{1/2}\right) = 1 + \frac{d}{dx}\left(\left(x + x^{1/2}\right)^{1/2}\right)

Let v=x+x1/2v = x + x^{1/2}. Then (x+x1/2)1/2=v1/2\left(x + x^{1/2}\right)^{1/2} = v^{1/2}.

ddx(v1/2)=12v−1/2⋅dvdx=12x+x1/2⋅ddx(x+x1/2)\frac{d}{dx}\left(v^{1/2}\right) = \frac{1}{2} v^{-1/2} \cdot \frac{dv}{dx} = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x+x^{1/2}}} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}\left(x + x^{1/2}\right)

Now, we need to find ddx(x+x1/2)\frac{d}{dx}\left(x + x^{1/2}\right):

ddx(x+x1/2)=1+12x−1/2=1+12x\frac{d}{dx}\left(x + x^{1/2}\right) = 1 + \frac{1}{2}x^{-1/2} = 1 + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}

Substitute back:

ddx(x+x)=12x+x⋅(1+12x)\frac{d}{dx}\left(\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x}}\right) = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x}}} \cdot \left(1 + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}\right)

Substitute this back into the expression for dudx\frac{du}{dx}:

dudx=1+12x+x⋅(1+12x)\frac{du}{dx} = 1 + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x}}} \cdot \left(1 + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}\right)

Finally, substitute dudx\frac{du}{dx} back into the expression for dydx\frac{dy}{dx}:

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