Algebra Examples

Find dx/dv v=( square root of x+1/( cube root of x))^2
Step 1
Rewrite the right side with rational exponents.
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Step 1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4
Differentiate the right side of the equation.
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Step 4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 4.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 4.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.3.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.3.1.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1.1.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.3.1.1.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.1.4
Divide by .
Step 4.3.1.2
Simplify .
Step 4.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.1.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.3.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.1.5
Combine.
Step 4.3.1.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.3.1.6.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1.6.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.3.1.6.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2
Add and .
Step 4.4
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.7
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.7.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.7.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.7.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.8
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.9
Combine and .
Step 4.10
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.11
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.11.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.12
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.13
Combine and .
Step 4.14
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.15
Combine and .
Step 4.16
Factor out of .
Step 4.17
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.17.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.17.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.17.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.18
Rewrite as .
Step 4.19
Combine and .
Step 4.20
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.21
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 4.21.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.21.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 4.21.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.21.2.2
Multiply .
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Step 4.21.2.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.21.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.21.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.21.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.21.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.21.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.21.4.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.22
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.22.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.22.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.22.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.23
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.24
Combine and .
Step 4.25
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.26
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.26.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.26.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.27
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.28
Combine and .
Step 4.29
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.30
Rewrite as .
Step 4.31
Combine and .
Step 4.32
Rewrite as a product.
Step 4.33
Multiply by .
Step 4.34
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.34.1
Move .
Step 4.34.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.34.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.34.4
Add and .
Step 5
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 6
Solve for .
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Step 6.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 6.2
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
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Step 6.2.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 6.2.2
Since contains both numbers and variables, there are two steps to find the LCM. Find LCM for the numeric part then find LCM for the variable part .
Step 6.2.3
The LCM is the smallest positive number that all of the numbers divide into evenly.
1. List the prime factors of each number.
2. Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either number.
Step 6.2.4
The number is not a prime number because it only has one positive factor, which is itself.
Not prime
Step 6.2.5
Since has no factors besides and .
is a prime number
Step 6.2.6
The number is not a prime number because it only has one positive factor, which is itself.
Not prime
Step 6.2.7
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either number.
Step 6.2.8
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either term.
Step 6.2.9
The LCM for is the numeric part multiplied by the variable part.
Step 6.3
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 6.3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 6.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 6.3.2.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.3.2.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.3.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.2.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.2.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.2.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.2.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.2.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.2.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.2.1.5.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 6.3.2.1.5.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.2.1.5.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.4
Solve the equation.
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Step 6.4.1
Factor out of .
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Step 6.4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.4.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.4.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 6.4.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 6.4.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 6.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.4.3
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 6.4.4
Factor by grouping.
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Step 6.4.4.1
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
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Step 6.4.4.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.4.4.1.2
Rewrite as plus
Step 6.4.4.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.4.4.2
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
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Step 6.4.4.2.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Step 6.4.4.2.2
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 6.4.4.3
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 6.4.5
Factor.
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Step 6.4.5.1
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 6.4.5.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 6.4.6
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.4.6.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.4.6.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.4.6.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.4.6.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.4.6.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.4.6.2.4
Divide by .
Step 7
Replace with .