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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.4
Combine and .
Step 1.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.7
Combine fractions.
Step 1.7.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.7.2
Combine and .
Step 1.7.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.7.4
Combine and .
Step 1.8
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.11
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.11.1
Add and .
Step 1.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.12
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.13
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.14
Combine and .
Step 1.15
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.16
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.16.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.16.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.17
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.18
Combine and .
Step 1.19
Combine and .
Step 1.20
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.21
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.22
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.23
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 1.23.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.23.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.23.3
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.24
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.25
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.25.1
Move .
Step 1.25.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.25.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.25.4
Add and .
Step 1.25.5
Divide by .
Step 1.26
Simplify .
Step 1.27
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.27.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.27.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.27.3
Add and .
Step 1.27.4
Divide by .
Step 1.28
Simplify .
Step 1.29
Add and .
Step 1.30
Factor out of .
Step 1.31
Factor out of .
Step 1.32
Factor out of .
Step 1.33
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.33.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.33.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.33.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.2
Differentiate.
Step 2.2.1
By the Sum Rule, 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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.2.4.1
Add and .
Step 2.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.6
Combine and .
Step 2.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.8
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.9
Combine fractions.
Step 2.9.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.9.2
Combine and .
Step 2.9.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.9.4
Combine and .
Step 2.10
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.11
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.13
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.13.1
Add and .
Step 2.13.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.15
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.16
Combine and .
Step 2.17
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.18
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.18.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.18.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.19
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.20
Combine and .
Step 2.21
Combine and .
Step 2.22
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.22.1
Move to the left of .
Step 2.22.2
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.23
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.24
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.25
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.25.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.25.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.25.3
Reorder the factors of .
Step 2.26
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.27
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.27.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.27.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.27.3
Add and .
Step 2.27.4
Divide by .
Step 2.28
Simplify .
Step 2.29
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.29.1
Move .
Step 2.29.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.29.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.29.4
Add and .
Step 2.29.5
Divide by .
Step 2.30
Simplify .
Step 2.31
Simplify.
Step 2.31.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.31.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.31.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.31.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.31.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.31.4.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.31.4.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.31.4.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.31.4.1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.31.4.1.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.31.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.4.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.31.4.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.31.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.4.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.31.4.7
Combine and .
Step 2.31.4.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.31.4.9
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 2.31.4.9.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.31.4.9.1.1
Move .
Step 2.31.4.9.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.31.4.9.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.31.4.9.1.4
Add and .
Step 2.31.4.9.1.5
Divide by .
Step 2.31.4.9.2
Simplify .
Step 2.31.4.9.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.31.4.9.3.1
Move .
Step 2.31.4.9.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.31.4.9.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.31.4.9.3.4
Add and .
Step 2.31.4.9.3.5
Divide by .
Step 2.31.4.9.4
Simplify .
Step 2.31.4.9.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.31.4.9.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.4.9.7
Move to the left of .
Step 2.31.4.9.8
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.31.4.9.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.31.4.9.8.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.31.4.9.8.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.31.4.9.9
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.31.4.9.9.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.31.4.9.9.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.31.4.9.9.1.1.1
Move .
Step 2.31.4.9.9.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.4.9.9.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.4.9.9.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.31.4.9.9.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.4.9.9.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.31.4.9.10
Subtract from .
Step 2.31.4.9.11
Add and .
Step 2.31.4.9.12
Subtract from .
Step 2.31.4.9.13
Subtract from .
Step 2.31.4.10
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.31.5
Combine terms.
Step 2.31.5.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.31.5.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.31.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.31.5.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.31.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.5.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.31.5.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.31.5.2.2
Combine and .
Step 2.31.5.3
Rewrite as a product.
Step 2.31.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.31.5.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.31.5.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.31.5.7
Add and .
Step 2.31.5.8
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.31.5.8.1
Move .
Step 2.31.5.8.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.31.5.8.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.31.5.8.4
Add and .
Step 3
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 4.1.1
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Combine and .
Step 4.1.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.7
Combine fractions.
Step 4.1.7.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.7.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.7.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.1.7.4
Combine and .
Step 4.1.8
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.11
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.1.11.1
Add and .
Step 4.1.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.12
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.13
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.14
Combine and .
Step 4.1.15
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.16
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.16.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.16.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.17
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.18
Combine and .
Step 4.1.19
Combine and .
Step 4.1.20
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.1.21
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.22
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.23
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 4.1.23.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.23.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.23.3
Reorder the factors of .
Step 4.1.24
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.25
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.1.25.1
Move .
Step 4.1.25.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.1.25.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.25.4
Add and .
Step 4.1.25.5
Divide by .
Step 4.1.26
Simplify .
Step 4.1.27
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.1.27.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.1.27.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.27.3
Add and .
Step 4.1.27.4
Divide by .
Step 4.1.28
Simplify .
Step 4.1.29
Add and .
Step 4.1.30
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.31
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.32
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.33
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.1.33.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.33.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.33.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 5.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 5.3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Convert expressions with fractional exponents to radicals.
Step 6.1.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 6.1.2
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 6.1.3
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 6.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.3
Solve for .
Step 6.3.1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, cube both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3.2
Simplify each side of the equation.
Step 6.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1
Apply basic rules of exponents.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2.3
Combine and .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2.5
Simplify.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.4.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.5
Move to the left of .
Step 6.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.3.3
Solve for .
Step 6.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.3.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.3.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.3.2
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 6.3.3.3
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 6.3.3.3.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.3.3.3.2
Solve for .
Step 6.3.3.3.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.3.3.3.2.2
Simplify .
Step 6.3.3.3.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.3.3.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 6.3.3.3.2.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 6.3.3.4
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 6.3.3.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.3.3.4.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3.3.5
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 6.4
The equation is undefined where the denominator equals , the argument of a square root is less than , or the argument of a logarithm is less than or equal to .
Step 7
Critical points to evaluate.
Step 8
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 9
Step 9.1
Simplify the denominator.
Step 9.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 9.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 9.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.5
Add and .
Step 9.2
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 9.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 9.3.1
Move .
Step 9.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 9.3.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 9.3.4
Combine and .
Step 9.3.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.3.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 9.3.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.3.6.2
Add and .
Step 9.4
Rewrite as .
Step 9.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 9.6
Multiply .
Step 9.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 10
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 11
Step 11.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 11.2
Simplify the result.
Step 11.2.1
Simplify the expression.
Step 11.2.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 11.2.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 11.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 11.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.2.3
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 11.2.4
Add and .
Step 11.2.5
Rewrite as .
Step 11.2.6
The final answer is .
Step 12
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 13
Step 13.1
Simplify the expression.
Step 13.1.1
Add and .
Step 13.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 13.1.3
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 13.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 13.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 13.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 13.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 13.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 13.3.3
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 13.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Step 14
Step 14.1
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the first derivative or undefined.
Step 14.2
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 14.2.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 14.2.2
Simplify the result.
Step 14.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 14.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 14.2.2.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 14.2.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 14.3
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 14.3.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 14.3.2
Simplify the result.
Step 14.3.2.1
Add and .
Step 14.3.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 14.3.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 14.3.2.2.2
One to any power is one.
Step 14.3.2.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 14.3.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 14.3.2.3.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 14.3.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 14.4
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 14.4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 14.4.2
Simplify the result.
Step 14.4.2.1
Add and .
Step 14.4.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 14.4.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 14.4.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 14.4.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 14.4.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 14.5
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 14.5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 14.5.2
Simplify the result.
Step 14.5.2.1
Add and .
Step 14.5.2.2
Add and .
Step 14.5.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 14.6
Since the first derivative changed signs from positive to negative around , then is a local maximum.
is a local maximum
Step 14.7
Since the first derivative changed signs from negative to positive around , then is a local minimum.
is a local minimum
Step 14.8
Since the first derivative did not change signs around , this is not a local maximum or minimum.
Not a local maximum or minimum
Step 14.9
These are the local extrema for .
is a local maximum
is a local minimum
is a local maximum
is a local minimum
Step 15