Algebra Examples

Find the Local Maxima and Minima (2x^3+28000)/x
Step 1
Write as a function.
Step 2
Find the first derivative of the function.
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Step 2.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.2
Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.6
Add and .
Step 2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.5
Add and .
Step 2.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.8
Simplify.
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Step 2.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.8.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.8.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.8.2.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 2.8.3
Factor out of .
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Step 2.8.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3
Find the second derivative of the function.
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Step 3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.3
Differentiate.
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Step 3.3.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 3.3.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.5
Add and .
Step 3.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.4.1
Move .
Step 3.4.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.4.3
Add and .
Step 3.5
Move to the left of .
Step 3.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.7
Simplify with factoring out.
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Step 3.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.7.2
Factor out of .
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Step 3.7.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.7.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.7.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.8
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.8.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.9
Combine and .
Step 3.10
Simplify.
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Step 3.10.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.10.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.10.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.10.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.10.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.10.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.10.3.1.3
Multiply .
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Step 3.10.3.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.10.3.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.10.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.10.4
Factor out of .
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Step 3.10.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.10.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.10.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 4
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 5
Find the first derivative.
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Step 5.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 5.1.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 5.1.2
Differentiate.
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Step 5.1.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.2.6
Add and .
Step 5.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.1.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.1.5
Add and .
Step 5.1.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.8
Simplify.
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Step 5.1.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.1.8.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.1.8.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.1.8.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.8.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.8.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.1.8.3
Factor out of .
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Step 5.1.8.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.1.8.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.1.8.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 6
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 6.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 6.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 6.3
Solve the equation for .
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Step 6.3.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.3.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.3.1.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.3.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 6.3.1.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.3.1.3.1
Divide by .
Step 6.3.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.3.4
Simplify .
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Step 6.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 6.3.4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.4.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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Step 7.1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 7.2
Solve for .
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Step 7.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 7.2.2
Simplify .
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Step 7.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 7.2.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 8
Critical points to evaluate.
Step 9
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Step 10
Evaluate the second derivative.
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Step 10.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 10.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 10.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.1.3
Rewrite as .
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Step 10.1.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 10.1.3.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 10.1.3.3
Combine and .
Step 10.1.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 10.1.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 10.1.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10.1.3.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 10.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 10.1.5
Add and .
Step 10.2
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 10.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 10.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.2.3
Rewrite as .
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Step 10.2.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 10.2.3.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 10.2.3.3
Combine and .
Step 10.2.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 10.2.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 10.2.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10.2.3.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 10.3
Simplify the expression.
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Step 10.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 10.3.3
Divide by .
Step 11
is a local minimum because the value of the second derivative is positive. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local minimum
Step 12
Find the y-value when .
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Step 12.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 12.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 12.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 12.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.1.4
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 12.2.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.2.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 12.2.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 12.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.2.2.3
Rewrite as .
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Step 12.2.2.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 12.2.2.3.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 12.2.2.3.3
Combine and .
Step 12.2.2.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 12.2.2.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.2.2.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12.2.2.3.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 12.2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 12.2.2.5
Add and .
Step 12.2.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 12.2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 12.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.2.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 12.2.5
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 12.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 12.2.5.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.2.5.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 12.2.5.4
Add and .
Step 12.2.5.5
Rewrite as .
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Step 12.2.5.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 12.2.5.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 12.2.5.5.3
Combine and .
Step 12.2.5.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 12.2.5.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.2.5.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12.2.5.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 12.2.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 12.2.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 12.2.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.2.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12.2.6.2.4
Divide by .
Step 12.2.7
Rewrite as .
Step 12.2.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.2.9
The final answer is .
Step 13
These are the local extrema for .
is a local minima
Step 14