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"display": "derivative of $$An\\sqrt{n-b}$$",
"symbolab_question": "PRE_CALC#derivative An\\sqrt{n-b}"
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"default": "-\\frac{An}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{db}\\left(An\\sqrt{n-b}\\right)=-\\frac{An}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}$$",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\left(a{\\cdot}f\\right)'=a{\\cdot}f'$$",
"result": "=An\\frac{d}{db}\\left(\\sqrt{n-b}\\right)"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply the chain rule:$${\\quad}\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}\\frac{d}{db}\\left(n-b\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{db}\\left(\\sqrt{n-b}\\right)",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}\\frac{d}{db}\\left(n-b\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the chain rule: $$\\frac{df\\left(u\\right)}{dx}=\\frac{df}{du}\\cdot\\frac{du}{dx}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$f=\\sqrt{u},\\:\\:u=n-b$$"
],
"result": "=\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\sqrt{u}\\right)\\frac{d}{db}\\left(n-b\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\sqrt{u}\\right)=\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{u}}$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\sqrt{u}\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply radical rule: $$\\sqrt{a}=a^{\\frac{1}{2}}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{d}{du}\\left(u^{\\frac{1}{2}}\\right)",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^a\\right)=a{\\cdot}x^{a-1}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2}u^{\\frac{1}{2}-1}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{1}{2}u^{\\frac{1}{2}-1}:{\\quad}\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{u}}$$",
"input": "\\frac{1}{2}u^{\\frac{1}{2}-1}",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{u}}",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$u^{\\frac{1}{2}-1}=u^{-\\frac{1}{2}}$$",
"input": "u^{\\frac{1}{2}-1}",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Join $$\\frac{1}{2}-1:{\\quad}-\\frac{1}{2}$$",
"input": "\\frac{1}{2}-1",
"result": "=u^{-\\frac{1}{2}}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Convert element to fraction: $$1=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:2}{2}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{1\\cdot\\:2}{2}+\\frac{1}{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions: $$\\frac{a}{c}\\pm\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\pm\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{-1\\cdot\\:2+1}{2}"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$-1\\cdot\\:2+1=-1$$",
"input": "-1\\cdot\\:2+1",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$1\\cdot\\:2=2$$",
"result": "=-2+1"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add/Subtract the numbers: $$-2+1=-1$$",
"result": "=-1"
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"result": "=\\frac{-1}{2}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the fraction rule: $$\\frac{-a}{b}=-\\frac{a}{b}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{1}{2}"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2}u^{-\\frac{1}{2}}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^{-b}=\\frac{1}{a^b}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$u^{-\\frac{1}{2}}=\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{u}}$$"
],
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2}\\cdot\\:\\frac{1}{\\sqrt{u}}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$\\frac{a}{b}\\cdot\\frac{c}{d}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:c}{b\\:\\cdot\\:d}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:1}{2\\sqrt{u}}"
},
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$1\\cdot\\:1=1$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{u}}"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{u}}\\frac{d}{db}\\left(n-b\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Substitute back $$u=n-b$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}\\frac{d}{db}\\left(n-b\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{db}\\left(n-b\\right)=-1$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{db}\\left(n-b\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Sum/Difference Rule: $$\\left(f{\\pm}g\\right)'=f'{\\pm}g'$$",
"result": "=\\frac{dn}{db}-\\frac{db}{db}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{dn}{db}=0$$",
"input": "\\frac{dn}{db}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Derivative of a constant: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left({a}\\right)=0$$",
"result": "=0"
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"title": "$$\\frac{db}{db}=1$$",
"input": "\\frac{db}{db}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{db}{db}=1$$",
"result": "=1"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=0-1"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=An\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}\\left(-1\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$An\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}\\left(-1\\right):{\\quad}-\\frac{An}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}$$",
"input": "An\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}\\left(-1\\right)",
"result": "=-\\frac{An}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Remove parentheses: $$\\left(-a\\right)=-a$$",
"result": "=-An\\frac{1}{2\\sqrt{n-b}}\\cdot\\:1"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=-1\\cdot\\:\\frac{1\\cdot\\:An}{2\\sqrt{-b+n}}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Refine",
"result": "=-\\frac{An}{2\\sqrt{-b+n}}"
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