Algebra Examples

Find the Local Maxima and Minima x^5-10x^3+9x
Step 1
Write as a function.
Step 2
Find the first derivative of the function.
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Step 2.1
Differentiate.
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Step 2.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2
Evaluate .
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Step 2.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Evaluate .
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Step 2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3
Find the second derivative of the function.
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Step 3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Evaluate .
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Step 3.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.3
Evaluate .
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Step 3.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 3.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.4.2
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.
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Step 5.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 5.1.1
Differentiate.
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Step 5.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.1.2
Evaluate .
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Step 5.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.3
Evaluate .
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Step 5.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.1.3.3
Multiply by .
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
Substitute into the equation. This will make the quadratic formula easy to use.
Step 6.3
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 6.4
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 6.5
Simplify.
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Step 6.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 6.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.5.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 6.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.5.1.4
Rewrite as .
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Step 6.5.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.5.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.5.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.3
Simplify .
Step 6.6
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 6.6.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 6.6.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.6.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 6.6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.6.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.6.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.6.1.4
Rewrite as .
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Step 6.6.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.6.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.6.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.6.3
Simplify .
Step 6.6.4
Change the to .
Step 6.7
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 6.7.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 6.7.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.7.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 6.7.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.7.1.4
Rewrite as .
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Step 6.7.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.7.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.7.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.3
Simplify .
Step 6.7.4
Change the to .
Step 6.8
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 6.9
Substitute the real value of back into the solved equation.
Step 6.10
Solve the first equation for .
Step 6.11
Solve the equation for .
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Step 6.11.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.11.2
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 6.11.2.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 6.11.2.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 6.11.2.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 6.12
Solve the second equation for .
Step 6.13
Solve the equation for .
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Step 6.13.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 6.13.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.13.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 6.13.3.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 6.13.3.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 6.13.3.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 6.14
The solution to is .
Step 7
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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Step 7.1
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.
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Step 10.1
Rewrite as .
Step 10.2
Raise to the power of .
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
Simplify each term.
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Step 12.2.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 12.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 12.2.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.2.2
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.
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Step 14.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 14.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 14.3
Rewrite as .
Step 14.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 14.5
Multiply by .
Step 14.6
Multiply by .
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
Find the y-value when .
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Step 16.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 16.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 16.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 16.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 16.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 16.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 16.2.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 16.2.1.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 16.2.1.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 16.2.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 16.2.1.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 16.2.1.9
Multiply by .
Step 16.2.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 16.2.2
The final answer is .
Step 17
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 18
Simplify each term.
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Step 18.1
Rewrite as .
Step 18.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 19
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 20
Find the y-value when .
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Step 20.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 20.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 20.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 20.2.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 20.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 20.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 20.2.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 20.2.2
The final answer is .
Step 21
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 22
Simplify each term.
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Step 22.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 22.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 22.3
Rewrite as .
Step 22.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 22.5
Multiply by .
Step 22.6
Multiply by .
Step 23
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 24
Find the y-value when .
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Step 24.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 24.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 24.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 24.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 24.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 24.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 24.2.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 24.2.1.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 24.2.1.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 24.2.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 24.2.1.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 24.2.1.9
Multiply by .
Step 24.2.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 24.2.2
The final answer is .
Step 25
These are the local extrema for .
is a local minima
is a local maxima
is a local maxima
is a local minima
Step 26