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Find the first derivative (dy)/(dx) of y = 8sqrt(x).

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  1. Find the first derivative dydx\frac{dy}{dx} of y=8xy = 8\sqrt{x}.

    First, rewrite yy using exponent notation: y=8x1/2y = 8x^{1/2}.
    Now, differentiate using the power rule ddx(xn)=nxn−1\frac{d}{dx}(x^n) = nx^{n-1}:

    dydx=8⋅12x12−1=4x−1/2\frac{dy}{dx} = 8 \cdot \frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2}-1} = 4x^{-1/2}
  2. Find the second derivative d2ydx2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}.

    Differentiate dydx=4x−1/2\frac{dy}{dx} = 4x^{-1/2} again:

    d2ydx2=4⋅(−12)x−12−1=−2x−3/2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = 4 \cdot \left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) x^{-\frac{1}{2}-1} = -2x^{-3/2}
  3. Substitute yy, dydx\frac{dy}{dx}, and d2ydx2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} into the left-hand side of the equation 4x2d2ydx2+4xdydx=y4x^2 \frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + 4x \frac{dy}{dx} = y.

    The left-hand side (LHS) is:

    4x2(−2x−3/2)+4x(4x−1/2)4x^2 \left(-2x^{-3/2}\right) + 4x \left(4x^{-1/2}\right)
  4. Simplify the expression.

    Multiply the terms:

    −8x2−3/2+16x1−1/2-8x^{2 - 3/2} + 16x^{1 - 1/2}

    Combine the exponents:

    −8x4/2−3/2+16x2/2−1/2-8x^{4/2 - 3/2} + 16x^{2/2 - 1/2} −8x1/2+16x1/2-8x^{1/2} + 16x^{1/2}

    Combine the coefficients:

    (−8+16)x1/2=8x1/2(-8+16)x^{1/2} = 8x^{1/2}

    Rewrite in radical form:

    8x8\sqrt{x}
  5. Compare the simplified LHS with yy.

    We found that the LHS simplifies to 8x8\sqrt{x}.
    Given that y=8xy = 8\sqrt{x}.
    Therefore, 4x2d2ydx2+4xdydx=y4x^2 \frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + 4x \frac{dy}{dx} = y is shown.

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