Calculus Examples

Check if Differentiable Over an Interval
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Step 1
Find the derivative.
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Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate .
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Step 1.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
Differentiate.
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Step 1.1.3.1
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Find if the derivative is continuous on .
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Step 2.1
The domain of the expression is all real numbers except where the expression is undefined. In this case, there is no real number that makes the expression undefined.
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Step 2.2
is continuous on .
The function is continuous.
The function is continuous.
Step 3
The function is differentiable on because the derivative is continuous on .
The function is differentiable.
Step 4
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