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Given y = sqrt(x2 − 5x + 8).

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2x−52x2−5x+8\frac{2x - 5}{2\sqrt{x^2 - 5x + 8}}

−3x22(x3+1)3-\frac{3x^2}{2\sqrt{(x^3 + 1)^3}}

3cot⁡3x3 \cot 3x

Graph of y = √(x² − 5x + 8)

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y-intercept02.83
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.5:
Given y=x2−5x+8y = \sqrt{x^2 - 5x + 8}.

  1. Rewrite the function using exponent notation.

    y=(x2−5x+8)1/2y = (x^2 - 5x + 8)^{1/2}
  2. Apply the chain rule.

    Let u=x2−5x+8u = x^2 - 5x + 8. Then y=u1/2y = u^{1/2}.
    The derivative of yy with respect to uu is dydu=12u−1/2\frac{dy}{du} = \frac{1}{2}u^{-1/2}.
    The derivative of uu with respect to xx is dudx=2x−5\frac{du}{dx} = 2x - 5.
    Using the chain rule, dydx=dydu⋅dudx\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{du} \cdot \frac{du}{dx}.

    dydx=12(x2−5x+8)−1/2⋅(2x−5)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{2}(x^2 - 5x + 8)^{-1/2} \cdot (2x - 5)
  3. Simplify the expression.

    dydx=2x−52x2−5x+8\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2x - 5}{2\sqrt{x^2 - 5x + 8}}

    The derivative is 2x−52x2−5x+8\boxed{\frac{2x - 5}{2\sqrt{x^2 - 5x + 8}}}.

    .6:
    Given y=1x3+1y = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^3 + 1}}.

  4. Rewrite the function using exponent notation.

    y=(x3+1)−1/2y = (x^3 + 1)^{-1/2}
  5. Apply the chain rule.

    Let u=x3+1u = x^3 + 1. Then y=u−1/2y = u^{-1/2}.
    The derivative of yy with respect to uu is dydu=−12u−3/2\frac{dy}{du} = -\frac{1}{2}u^{-3/2}.
    The derivative of uu with respect to xx is dudx=3x2\frac{du}{dx} = 3x^2.
    Using the chain rule, dydx=dydu⋅dudx\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{du} \cdot \frac{du}{dx}.

    dydx=−12(x3+1)−3/2⋅(3x2)\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{1}{2}(x^3 + 1)^{-3/2} \cdot (3x^2)
  6. Simplify the expression.

    dydx=−3x22(x3+1)3/2\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{3x^2}{2(x^3 + 1)^{3/2}} dydx=−3x22(x3+1)3\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{3x^2}{2\sqrt{(x^3 + 1)^3}}

    The derivative is −3x22(x3+1)3\boxed{-\frac{3x^2}{2\sqrt{(x^3 + 1)^3}}}.

    .14:
    Given f(x)=ln⁡(sin⁡3x)f(x) = \ln(\sin 3x).

  7. Apply the chain rule for the natural logarithm.

    The derivative of ln⁡(g(x))\ln(g(x)) is g′(x)g(x)\frac{g'(x)}{g(x)}.
    Here, g(x)=sin⁡3xg(x) = \sin 3x. So, f′(x)=1sin⁡3x⋅ddx(sin⁡3x)f'(x) = \frac{1}{\sin 3x} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(\sin 3x).

  8. Apply the chain rule again for sin⁡3x\sin 3x.

    Let h(x)=3xh(x) = 3x. Then sin⁡3x=sin⁡(h(x))\sin 3x = \sin(h(x)).
    The derivative of sin⁡(h(x))\sin(h(x)) is cos⁡(h(x))⋅h′(x)\cos(h(x)) \cdot h'(x).
    So, ddx(sin⁡3x)=cos⁡(3x)⋅ddx(3x)\frac{d}{dx}(\sin 3x) = \cos(3x) \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(3x).
    ddx(3x)=3\frac{d}{dx}(3x) = 3.
    Therefore, ddx(sin⁡3x)=3cos⁡3x\frac{d}{dx}(\sin 3x) = 3 \cos 3x.

  9. Substitute the derivative back into the expression for f′(x)f'(x).

    f′(x)=1sin⁡3x⋅(3cos⁡3x)f'(x) = \frac{1}{\sin 3x} \cdot (3 \cos 3x) f′(x)=3cos⁡3xsin⁡3xf'(x) = \frac{3 \cos 3x}{\sin 3x}
  10. Simplify using trigonometric identities.

    Since cos⁡θsin⁡θ=cot⁡θ\frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta} = \cot \theta:

    f′(x)=3cot⁡3xf'(x) = 3 \cot 3x

    The derivative is 3cot⁡3x\boxed{3 \cot 3x}.

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