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Given f(x) = (1)/(sqrt(x+3)), we have f(x+h) = (1)/(sqrt(x+h+3)).

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−12(x+3)3/2-\frac{1}{2(x+3)^{3/2}}

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  1. Write the definition of the derivative from first principles.

    The derivative of a function f(x)f(x) is given by:

    f′(x)=lim⁡h→0f(x+h)−f(x)hf'(x) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f(x+h) - f(x)}{h}

    Given f(x)=1x+3f(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x+3}}, we have f(x+h)=1x+h+3f(x+h) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x+h+3}}.
    Substitute these into the formula:

    f′(x)=lim⁡h→01x+h+3−1x+3hf'(x) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{x+h+3}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{x+3}}}{h}
  2. Combine the fractions in the numerator.

    f′(x)=lim⁡h→0x+3−x+h+3x+h+3x+3hf'(x) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{\frac{\sqrt{x+3} - \sqrt{x+h+3}}{\sqrt{x+h+3}\sqrt{x+3}}}{h} f′(x)=lim⁡h→0x+3−x+h+3hx+h+3x+3f'(x) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{x+3} - \sqrt{x+h+3}}{h\sqrt{x+h+3}\sqrt{x+3}}
  3. Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator.

    The conjugate of x+3−x+h+3\sqrt{x+3} - \sqrt{x+h+3} is x+3+x+h+3\sqrt{x+3} + \sqrt{x+h+3}.

    f′(x)=lim⁡h→0(x+3−x+h+3)(x+3+x+h+3)hx+h+3x+3(x+3+x+h+3)f'(x) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{(\sqrt{x+3} - \sqrt{x+h+3})(\sqrt{x+3} + \sqrt{x+h+3})}{h\sqrt{x+h+3}\sqrt{x+3}(\sqrt{x+3} + \sqrt{x+h+3})}
  4. Simplify the numerator using the difference of squares formula (a−b)(a+b)=a2−b2(a-b)(a+b) = a^2 - b^2.

    The numerator becomes:

    (x+3)2−(x+h+3)2=(x+3)−(x+h+3)=x+3−x−h−3=−h(\sqrt{x+3})^2 - (\sqrt{x+h+3})^2 = (x+3) - (x+h+3) = x+3 - x - h - 3 = -h

    Substitute this back into the expression:

    f′(x)=lim⁡h→0−hhx+h+3x+3(x+3+x+h+3)f'(x) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{-h}{h\sqrt{x+h+3}\sqrt{x+3}(\sqrt{x+3} + \sqrt{x+h+3})}
  5. Cancel out hh from the numerator and denominator.

    f′(x)=lim⁡h→0−1x+h+3x+3(x+3+x+h+3)f'(x) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{-1}{\sqrt{x+h+3}\sqrt{x+3}(\sqrt{x+3} + \sqrt{x+h+3})}
  6. Substitute h=0h=0 into the expression.

    f′(x)=−1x+0+3x+3(x+3+x+0+3)f'(x) = \frac{-1}{\sqrt{x+0+3}\sqrt{x+3}(\sqrt{x+3} + \sqrt{x+0+3})} f′(x)=−1x+3x+3(x+3+x+3)f'(x) = \frac{-1}{\sqrt{x+3}\sqrt{x+3}(\sqrt{x+3} + \sqrt{x+3})} f′(x)=−1(x+3)(2x+3)f'(x) = \frac{-1}{(x+3)(2\sqrt{x+3})}
  7. Simplify the denominator.

    Since x+3=(x+3)1/2\sqrt{x+3} = (x+3)^{1/2}, we can write (x+3)x+3(x+3)\sqrt{x+3} as (x+3)1(x+3)1/2=(x+3)1+1/2=(x+3)3/2(x+3)^1 (x+3)^{1/2} = (x+3)^{1 + 1/2} = (x+3)^{3/2}.

    f′(x)=−12(x+3)3/2f'(x) = \frac{-1}{2(x+3)^{3/2}}

    The derivative of y=1x+3y = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x+3}} using the first principle is:

    −12(x+3)3/2-\frac{1}{2(x+3)^{3/2}}
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