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Rewrite the function y in exponential form.

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34x\frac{3}{4\sqrt{x}}

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5. Given y=xxy = x\sqrt{x}, find d2ydx2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}.

  1. Rewrite the function yy in exponential form.

    y=x⋅x1/2=x1+1/2=x3/2y = x \cdot x^{1/2} = x^{1 + 1/2} = x^{3/2}
  2. Find the first derivative dydx\frac{dy}{dx}.

    Apply the power rule ddx(xn)=nxn−1\frac{d}{dx}(x^n) = nx^{n-1}.

    dydx=32x32−1=32x1/2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{3}{2}x^{\frac{3}{2}-1} = \frac{3}{2}x^{1/2}
  3. Find the second derivative d2ydx2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}.

    Differentiate dydx\frac{dy}{dx} again using the power rule.

    d2ydx2=ddx(32x1/2)=32⋅12x12−1\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{3}{2}x^{1/2}\right) = \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}x^{\frac{1}{2}-1} d2ydx2=34x−1/2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = \frac{3}{4}x^{-1/2}
  4. Express the result with a positive exponent.

    d2ydx2=34x\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = \frac{3}{4\sqrt{x}}

    The final answer is 34x\frac{3}{4\sqrt{x}}.

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