How do you differentiate root3(x)+root4(x)?

1 Answer
Aug 8, 2016

=1/(3x^(2/3))+1/(4x^(3/4)).

Explanation:

We know that, d/dx(x^n)=n*x^(n-1), and,

d/dx(u+v)=(du)/dx+(dv)/dx

Therefore, d/dx(root3x+root4x)=d/dxroot3x+d/dxroot4x

=d/dxx^(1/3)+d/dxx^(1/4)

=1/3*x^(1/3-1)+1/4*x^(1/4-1)

=1/(3x^(2/3))+1/(4x^(3/4)).