What is the derivative of tan(5x)^(1/2)? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) 1 Answer sjc Oct 27, 2016 (dy)/(dx)=sqrt5/2(x^(-1/2))sec^2(5x)^(1/2) Explanation: y=tan(5x)^(1/2) u=(5x)^(1/2)=5^(1/2)x^(1/2) =>(dy)/(du)=5^(1/2)1/2x^(-1/2)=sqrt5/2(x^(-1/2)) y=tanu=>(dy)/(du)=sec^2u (dy)/(dx)=(dy)/(du)xx(du)/(dx) :.(dy)/(dx)=sec^2uxxsqrt5/2(x^(-1/2)) :.(dy)/(dx)=sqrt5/2(x^(-1/2))sec^2(5x)^(1/2) Answer link Related questions What is the derivative of y=cos(x) ? What is the derivative of y=tan(x) ? How do you find the 108th derivative of y=cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x) from first principle? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^x cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=x^cos(x)? How do you find the second derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? How do you find the 50th derivative of y=cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? See all questions in Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) Impact of this question 2309 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License