University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.8 - Derivatives of Inverse Functions and Logarithms - Exercises - Page 175: 92

Answer

$$y'=\frac{(t^{\sqrt t})(\ln t+2)}{2\sqrt t}$$

Work Step by Step

$$y=t^{\sqrt t}$$ We note that $t^{\sqrt t}=e^{\ln(t^{\sqrt t})}=e^{\sqrt t\ln t}$ Therefore, $$y=e^{\sqrt t\ln t}$$ The derivative of $y$ is: $$y'=e^{\sqrt t\ln t}\Big(\sqrt t\ln t\Big)'=e^{\sqrt t\ln t}\Big((\sqrt t)'\ln t+\sqrt t(\ln t)'\Big)$$ $$y'=e^{\sqrt t\ln t}\Big(\frac{\ln t}{2\sqrt t}+\frac{\sqrt t}{t}\Big)$$ $$y'=e^{\sqrt t\ln t}\Big(\frac{t\ln t+2t}{2t\sqrt t}\Big)=e^{\sqrt t\ln t}\Big(\frac{\ln t+2}{2\sqrt t}\Big)$$ $$y'=\frac{(t^{\sqrt t})(\ln t+2)}{2\sqrt t}$$
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