# Find the derivative of ln(x^0.5(x-3)^0.5)

## \frac{d}{dx}\left(\ln\left(\sqrt{x}\sqrt{x-3}\right)\right)

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$\frac{\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x-3}}+\sqrt{x-3}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x}}}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}$

## Step by step solution

Problem

$\frac{d}{dx}\left(\ln\left(\sqrt{x}\sqrt{x-3}\right)\right)$
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The derivative of the natural logarithm of a function is equal to the derivative of the function divided by that function. If $f(x)=ln\:a$ (where $a$ is a function of $x$), then $\displaystyle f'(x)=\frac{a'}{a}$

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}\cdot\frac{d}{dx}\left(\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}\right)$
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Apply the product rule for differentiation: $(f\cdot g)'=f'\cdot g+f\cdot g'$, where $f=\sqrt{x}$ and $g=\sqrt{x-3}$

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}\left(\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{d}{dx}\left(\sqrt{x-3}\right)+\sqrt{x-3}\cdot\frac{d}{dx}\left(\sqrt{x}\right)\right)$
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The power rule for differentiation states that if $n$ is a real number and $f(x) = x^n$, then $f'(x) = nx^{n-1}$

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}\left(\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{d}{dx}\left(\sqrt{x-3}\right)+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right)$
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The power rule for differentiation states that if $n$ is a real number and $f(x) = x^n$, then $f'(x) = nx^{n-1}$

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}\left(\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x}\left(x-3\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\cdot\frac{d}{dx}\left(x-3\right)+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right)$
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The derivative of a sum of two functions is the sum of the derivatives of each function

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}\left(\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x}\left(x-3\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\left(\frac{d}{dx}\left(-3\right)+\frac{d}{dx}\left(x\right)\right)+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right)$
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The derivative of the constant function is equal to zero

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}\left(\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x}\left(x-3\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\left(0+\frac{d}{dx}\left(x\right)\right)+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right)$
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The derivative of the linear function is equal to $1$

$\left(\left(0+1\right)\cdot \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x}\left(x-3\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}}+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right)\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}$
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Add the values $1$ and $0$

$\left(1\cdot \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x}\left(x-3\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}}+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right)\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}$
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Multiply $\frac{1}{2}$ times $1$

$\left(\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x}\left(x-3\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}}+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right)\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}$
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Multiplying the fraction and term

$\frac{\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x}\left(x-3\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}}+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}$
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Applying the property of exponents, $\displaystyle a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^n}$, where $n$ is a number

$\frac{\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-3}}+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}$
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Apply the formula: $a\frac{1}{x}$$=\frac{a}{x}, where a=\frac{1}{2} and x=\sqrt{x} \frac{\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x-3}}+\sqrt{x-3}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x}}}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}} 13 Rewrite the exponent using the power rule \frac{a^m}{a^n}=a^{m-n}, where in this case m=0 \frac{\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x-3}}+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}} 14 Applying the property of exponents, \displaystyle a^{-n}=\frac{1}{a^n}, where n is a number \frac{\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x-3}}+\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{x-3}\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}} 15 Apply the formula: a\frac{1}{x}$$=\frac{a}{x}$, where $a=\frac{1}{2}$ and $x=\sqrt{x}$

$\frac{\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x-3}}+\sqrt{x-3}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x}}}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}$

$\frac{\sqrt{x}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x-3}}+\sqrt{x-3}\cdot\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt{x}}}{\sqrt{x-3}\sqrt{x}}$

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