Any time we see a root or radical in a problem we need to rewrite it as an exponent, a power. Your main derivative rule is called the power rule, so we want to see all the powers in our equations.
Algebra: Roots and Radical Rewrite Rules
You will need to rewrite all radicals you see as exponents using the power over root algebraic rewrite.
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Remember that there is an unwritten power and root in this situation.
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