What is the derivative of #sqrt(t^5) + root(4)(t^9)#? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer marfre Jun 12, 2018 #f'(t) = 5/2 t^(3/2) + 9/4 t^(5/4)# or #" "f'(t) = t^(5/4)/4 (10 root(4)(t) + 9)# Explanation: Given: #f(t) = sqrt(t^5) + root(4)(t^9)# Since #sqrt(x) = x^(1/2) " and " root(4)(x) = x^(1/4)#: #f(t) = t^(5/2) + t^(9/4)# #f'(t) = 5/2 t^(5/2 - 2/2) + 9/4 t^(9/4 - 4/4) = 5/2 t^(3/2) + 9/4 t^(5/4)# #f'(t) = 10/4 t^(6/4) + 9/4 t^(5/4)# #f'(t) = 1/4t^(5/4) (10t^(1/4) + 9)# #f'(t) = t^(5/4)/4 (10 root(4)(t) + 9)# 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 1895 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License