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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.6
Multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.2
Differentiate.
Step 3.2.1
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.5
Add and .
Step 3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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
Multiply by .
Step 3.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6
Reorder terms.
Step 4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 5.2
Simplify.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.1.1.1
Simplify by multiplying through.
Step 5.2.1.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.1.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.1.1.3
Simplify by multiplying through.
Step 5.2.1.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.1.3.2
Reorder factors in .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 5.2.2.1.2.1
Move .
Step 5.2.2.1.2.2
Move .
Step 5.2.2.1.2.3
Reorder and .
Step 5.3
Solve for .
Step 5.3.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 5.3.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.1.2
Simplify each term.
Step 5.3.1.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.1.2.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.3.1.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.1.2
Add and .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.2
Add and .
Step 5.3.1.2.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.5
Simplify.
Step 5.3.1.2.5.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.3.1.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.1.2.7
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.3.1.2.7.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.7.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.7.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.8
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.3.1.2.8.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.3.1.2.8.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.8.1.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.8.1.1.2
Add and .
Step 5.3.1.2.8.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.8.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.8.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.8.2
Add and .
Step 5.3.1.2.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.10
Simplify.
Step 5.3.1.2.10.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.3.1.2.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.11
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.3
Reorder factors in .
Step 5.3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 5.3.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.2.3
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.6
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.7
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.3.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.3.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.3.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.3.4.3.1
Simplify terms.
Step 5.3.4.3.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.4.3.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.4.3.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.4.3.1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.4.3.1.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.4.3.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.4.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.4.3.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.4.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.4.3.2.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.4.3.2.3.1
Move .
Step 5.3.4.3.2.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.4.3.2.3.3
Add and .
Step 5.3.4.3.3
Combine into one fraction.
Step 5.3.4.3.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.4.3.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6
Replace with .