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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Write as a function.
Step 2
Differentiate.
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Evaluate .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Multiply by .
Evaluate .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Multiply by .
Step 3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Evaluate .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Multiply by .
Evaluate .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Multiply by .
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Add and .
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.
Differentiate.
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Evaluate .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Multiply by .
Evaluate .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Multiply by .
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 6
Set the first derivative equal to .
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Simplify.
Simplify the numerator.
Raise to the power of .
Multiply .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Multiply by .
Simplify .
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Simplify the numerator.
Raise to the power of .
Multiply .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Multiply by .
Simplify .
Change the to .
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Simplify the numerator.
Raise to the power of .
Multiply .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Multiply by .
Simplify .
Change the to .
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 7
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.
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
Simplify each term.
Cancel the common factor of .
Factor out of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Simplify by subtracting numbers.
Subtract from .
Add and .
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
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Simplify the result.
Simplify each term.
Apply the product rule to .
Raise to the power of .
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Simplify each term.
Raise to the power of .
Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Rewrite as .
Use to rewrite as .
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Combine and .
Cancel the common factor of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Evaluate the exponent.
Multiply by .
Rewrite as .
Raise to the power of .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Add and .
Add and .
Apply the product rule to .
Raise to the power of .
Rewrite as .
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Simplify and combine like terms.
Simplify each term.
Multiply by .
Move to the left of .
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Multiply by .
Rewrite as .
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Add and .
Add and .
Combine and .
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Combine and .
Find the common denominator.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Reorder the factors of .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Simplify each term.
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Simplify terms.
Subtract from .
Add and .
Subtract from .
Add and .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
The final answer is .
Step 13
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 14
Simplify each term.
Cancel the common factor of .
Factor out of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Simplify by subtracting numbers.
Subtract from .
Subtract from .
Step 15
is a local maximum because the value of the second derivative is negative. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local maximum
Step 16
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Simplify the result.
Simplify each term.
Apply the product rule to .
Raise to the power of .
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Simplify each term.
Raise to the power of .
Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Apply the product rule to .
Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Rewrite as .
Use to rewrite as .
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Combine and .
Cancel the common factor of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Evaluate the exponent.
Multiply by .
Apply the product rule to .
Raise to the power of .
Rewrite as .
Raise to the power of .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Multiply by .
Add and .
Subtract from .
Apply the product rule to .
Raise to the power of .
Rewrite as .
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Simplify and combine like terms.
Simplify each term.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Raise to the power of .
Raise to the power of .
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Add and .
Rewrite as .
Use to rewrite as .
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Combine and .
Cancel the common factor of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Evaluate the exponent.
Add and .
Subtract from .
Combine and .
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Combine and .
Find the common denominator.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Reorder the factors of .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Simplify each term.
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Simplify terms.
Subtract from .
Add and .
Add and .
Subtract from .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
The final answer is .
Step 17
These are the local extrema for .
is a local minima
is a local maxima
Step 18