Algebra Examples

Find dx/dy y=arccos(8x^5)
Step 1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3
Differentiate the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.2
Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.
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Step 3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.2.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.2.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 3.2.2.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.2.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.4
Combine fractions.
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Step 3.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.2
Combine and .
Step 3.2.4.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.4
Combine fractions.
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Step 3.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2
Combine and .
Step 3.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.4
Combine and .
Step 3.4.5
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.4.5.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.4.5.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6
Combine and .
Step 3.7
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.7.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.7.2
Reorder factors in .
Step 4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 5
Solve for .
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Step 5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 5.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.2.2.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 5.2.2.1.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 5.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.2.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.2.2.3
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 5.2.2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.2.2.4.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.2.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.2.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.2.4.5
Add and .
Step 5.2.2.4.6
Rewrite as .
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Step 5.2.2.4.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.2.2.4.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.2.4.6.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.2.4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.2.4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.4.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2.4.6.5
Simplify.
Step 5.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 5.3
Multiply both sides by .
Step 5.4
Simplify.
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Step 5.4.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.4.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.4.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.4.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.4.2.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 5.4.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.4.2.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.4.2.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.4.2.1.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 5.4.2.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.5.1
Move .
Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.5.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.5.3
Add and .
Step 5.4.2.1.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.2.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.4.2.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 5.4.2.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.4.2.1.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.4.2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.2.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.2.1.4.3
Reorder and .
Step 5.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.3.2
Divide by .
Step 5.5.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.5.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.5.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.5.3.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.3.1.4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.5.3.1.4.1
Multiply by .
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Move .
Step 5.5.3.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.3.1.4.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.3.1.4.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.5.3.1.4.6
Add and .
Step 5.5.3.1.4.7
Rewrite as .
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Step 5.5.3.1.4.7.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.5.3.1.4.7.3
Combine and .
Step 5.5.3.1.4.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.3.1.4.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.1.4.7.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.1.4.7.5
Simplify.
Step 5.5.3.1.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.5.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.3.1.7
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.5.3.1.7.1
Multiply by .
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Move .
Step 5.5.3.1.7.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.3.1.7.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.3.1.7.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.5.3.1.7.6
Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 5.5.3.1.7.7.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.5.3.1.7.7.3
Combine and .
Step 5.5.3.1.7.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.3.1.7.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.1.7.7.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.1.7.7.5
Simplify.
Step 5.5.3.1.8
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.5.3.1.8.1
Rewrite.
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Move .
Step 5.5.3.1.8.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.3.1.8.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.3.1.8.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.5.3.1.8.6
Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 5.5.3.1.8.7.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.5.3.1.8.7.3
Combine and .
Step 5.5.3.1.8.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.3.1.8.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.1.8.7.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.1.8.7.5
Simplify.
Step 5.5.3.1.8.8
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 5.5.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.5.3.3
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 5.5.3.3.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 5.5.3.3.3
Reorder the factors of .
Step 5.5.3.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.5.3.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.5.3.5.1
Factor out of .
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Step 5.5.3.5.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.5.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.3.5.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.5.3.5.3.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.5.3.5.3.3
Add and .
Step 5.5.3.5.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.5.3.5.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.5.3.5.6
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 5.5.3.6
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 5.5.3.6.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.3.6.1.1
Reorder terms.
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.6.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.6.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.3.6.2.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 5.5.3.6.2.3
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 5.5.3.6.2.5
Reorder terms.
Step 5.5.3.6.2.6
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.6.2.7
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.6.3
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.5.3.6.3.1
Move to the left of .
Step 5.5.3.6.3.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6
Replace with .