How do I calculate the derivative of a square root?

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I have the following funtion: f(x) = 3-½√(6-4x)

Now, I would have no idea how to calculate the derivative and the answer booklet doesn't make it any more obvious because according to the answers it should be:

f'(x) = 0-½ . -4 . 1/2√(6-4x) = 1/(√6-4x)

can anyone explain to me what is happening and how they get to this answer?

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Use that by chain rule

$$f(x)=c+\sqrt{g(x)}\implies f’(x)=\frac{g’(x)}{2\sqrt{g(x)}}$$