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Given the function 
y=-(5)/(4root(5)(x)), find 
(dy)/(dx). Express your answer in radical form without using negative exponents, simplifying all fractions.
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(dy)/(dx)=

Given the function y=54x5 y=-\frac{5}{4 \sqrt[5]{x}} , find dydx \frac{d y}{d x} . Express your answer in radical form without using negative exponents, simplifying all fractions.\newlineAnswer: dydx= \frac{d y}{d x}=

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Q. Given the function y=54x5 y=-\frac{5}{4 \sqrt[5]{x}} , find dydx \frac{d y}{d x} . Express your answer in radical form without using negative exponents, simplifying all fractions.\newlineAnswer: dydx= \frac{d y}{d x}=
  1. Write Function & Differentiate: Write down the function and differentiate it using the chain rule.\newlineThe function is y=545xy = -\frac{5}{4\sqrt{5x}}. To differentiate this function with respect to xx, we will use the chain rule. The chain rule states that the derivative of a composite function is the derivative of the outer function evaluated at the inner function times the derivative of the inner function.
  2. Rewrite for Easier Differentiation: Rewrite the function in a form that is easier to differentiate.\newlineThe function y=545xy = -\frac{5}{4\sqrt{5x}} can be rewritten as y=54(5x)1/2y = -\frac{5}{4(5x)^{1/2}}. This is because the square root of a number is the same as raising that number to the power of 1/21/2.
  3. Differentiate with Power Rule: Differentiate the function with respect to xx. Using the power rule, which states that the derivative of xnx^n with respect to xx is nx(n1)n\cdot x^{(n-1)}, we differentiate the function. The power rule is applied to the term (5x)12(5x)^{\frac{1}{2}}, and we also need to apply the constant multiple rule, which allows us to pull constants out of the derivative. dydx=54ddx[(5x)12]\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{5}{4} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}\left[(5x)^{\frac{1}{2}}\right] dydx=5412(5x)12ddx[5x]\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{5}{4} \cdot \frac{1}{2} \cdot (5x)^{-\frac{1}{2}} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}[5x]
  4. Differentiate Inner Function: Differentiate the inner function 5x5x with respect to xx. The derivative of 5x5x with respect to xx is simply 55, because the derivative of xx is 11 and the 55 is a constant coefficient. dydx=(54)(12)(5x)125\frac{dy}{dx} = -\left(\frac{5}{4}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \cdot (5x)^{-\frac{1}{2}} \cdot 5
  5. Simplify Expression: Simplify the expression.\newlineNow we multiply the constants and simplify the expression.\newline(dy)/(dx)=(5/4)×(1/2)×5×(5x)(1/2)(dy)/(dx) = -(5/4) \times (1/2) \times 5 \times (5x)^{(-1/2)}\newline(dy)/(dx)=(25/8)×(5x)(1/2)(dy)/(dx) = -(25/8) \times (5x)^{(-1/2)}
  6. Express Derivative in Radical Form: Express the derivative in radical form without using negative exponents.\newlineTo express (5x)1/2(5x)^{-1/2} in radical form, we rewrite it as 15x\frac{1}{\sqrt{5x}}.\newlinedydx=25815x\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{25}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{5x}}
  7. Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction if possible.\newlineIn this case, the fraction is already simplified, and we cannot simplify it further without changing the form requested in the problem.\newlinedydx=258×15x\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{25}{8} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{5x}}

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