How do you differentiate #y= 3 / (sqrt(2x+1)#? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Bdub Nov 1, 2016 #dy/dx=-3/(2x+1)^(3/2)# Explanation: #y=3/sqrt(2x+1) = 3(2x+1)^(-1/2)# #dy/dx=-3/2 (2x+1)^(-3/2) *2# #dy/dx=-3/(2x+1)^(3/2)# Answer link Related questions What is the Chain Rule for derivatives? How do you find the derivative of #y= 6cos(x^2)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=6 cos(x^3+3)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=e^(x^2)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=ln(sin(x))# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=ln(e^x+3)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y=tan(5x)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y= (4x-x^2)^10# ? How do you find the derivative of #y= (x^2+3x+5)^(1/4)# ? How do you find the derivative of #y= ((1+x)/(1-x))^3# ? See all questions in Chain Rule Impact of this question 8875 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License