Calculus Examples

Find the Second Derivative y = fifth root of x/(x^2-1)
Step 1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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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.
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Step 1.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.8
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.9
Differentiate.
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Step 1.9.1
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.9.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.9.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.9.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.9.6
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.9.6.1
Add and .
Step 1.9.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.11
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.12
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.13
Add and .
Step 1.14
Subtract from .
Step 1.15
Multiply by .
Step 1.16
Move to the left of .
Step 1.17
Simplify.
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Step 1.17.1
Change the sign of the exponent by rewriting the base as its reciprocal.
Step 1.17.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.17.3
Combine terms.
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Step 1.17.3.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.17.3.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.17.3.3.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.17.3.3.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.17.3.3.4
Combine and .
Step 1.17.3.3.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.17.3.3.6
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.17.3.3.6.1
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 1.17.4
Reorder terms.
Step 1.17.5
Factor out of .
Step 1.17.6
Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2
Find the second derivative.
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Step 2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3
Differentiate.
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Step 2.3.1
By the Sum Rule, 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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4
Add and .
Step 2.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.6
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.6.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.6.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.6.3
Add and .
Step 2.6.4
Move to the left of .
Step 2.7
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.8
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.8.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.8.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.8.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.9
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.10
Combine and .
Step 2.11
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.12
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.12.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.12.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.13
Combine fractions.
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Step 2.13.1
Combine and .
Step 2.13.2
Combine and .
Step 2.14
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.15
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.16
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.17
Combine fractions.
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Step 2.17.1
Add and .
Step 2.17.2
Combine and .
Step 2.17.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.17.4
Combine and .
Step 2.18
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.19
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.20
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.20.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.20.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.20.3
Add and .
Step 2.21
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.22
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.23
Combine and .
Step 2.24
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.25
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.25.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.25.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.26
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.27
Combine and .
Step 2.28
Combine and .
Step 2.29
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.29.1
Move to the left of .
Step 2.29.2
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.30
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.31
Multiply by .
Step 2.32
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.33
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.33.1
Move .
Step 2.33.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.33.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.33.4
Add and .
Step 2.33.5
Divide by .
Step 2.34
Multiply by .
Step 2.35
Move to the left of .
Step 2.36
Simplify.
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Step 2.36.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.36.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.36.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.36.3.1.1
Factor out of .
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Step 2.36.3.1.1.1
Move .
Step 2.36.3.1.1.2
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Divide by .
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Simplify.
Step 2.36.3.1.4
Add and .
Step 2.36.3.1.5
Rewrite in a factored form.
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Step 2.36.3.1.5.1
Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
Step 2.36.3.1.5.3
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 2.36.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.4
Move to the left of .
Step 2.36.3.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.6
Combine and .
Step 2.36.3.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.36.3.8
Rewrite in a factored form.
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Step 2.36.3.8.1
Factor out of .
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Step 2.36.3.8.1.1
Reorder the expression.
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Step 2.36.3.8.1.1.1
Move .
Step 2.36.3.8.1.1.2
Move .
Step 2.36.3.8.1.2
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.36.3.8.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.36.3.8.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.36.3.8.2.1
Move .
Step 2.36.3.8.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.36.3.8.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.36.3.8.2.4
Add and .
Step 2.36.3.8.2.5
Divide by .
Step 2.36.3.9
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.36.3.9.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.36.3.9.2
Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.36.3.10.1
Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.36.3.10.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.36.3.10.3.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.36.3.10.3.3
Add and .
Step 2.36.3.10.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.10.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.36.3.10.6
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 2.36.3.10.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.36.3.10.8.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.36.3.10.8.3
Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 2.36.3.10.9.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.36.3.10.9.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 2.36.3.10.9.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.36.3.10.9.2.3
Add and .
Step 2.36.3.10.9.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.10.9.4
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.10.9.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.10.10
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 2.36.3.10.11
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.36.3.10.11.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.36.3.10.11.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.36.3.10.11.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 2.36.3.10.11.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.36.3.10.11.2.3
Add and .
Step 2.36.3.10.11.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.10.11.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.10.11.5
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.36.3.10.11.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.36.3.10.11.6.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 2.36.3.10.11.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.36.3.10.11.6.3
Add and .
Step 2.36.3.10.11.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.10.11.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.3.10.11.9
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.36.3.10.11.10
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.36.3.10.11.10.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 2.36.3.10.12.1
Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 2.36.3.10.12.3
Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 2.36.3.10.13
Subtract from .
Step 2.36.3.10.14
Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
Step 2.36.4
Combine terms.
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Step 2.36.4.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 2.36.4.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply .
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Step 2.36.4.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.36.4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.4.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 2.36.4.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply .
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Step 2.36.4.2.2.1
Combine and .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.36.4.3
Rewrite as a product.
Step 2.36.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.4.6
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.36.4.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.36.4.8
Add and .
Step 2.36.4.9
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.36.4.10
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.36.4.10.1
Move .
Step 2.36.4.10.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.36.4.10.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.36.4.10.4
Add and .
Step 2.36.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.36.6
Factor out of .
Step 2.36.7
Factor out of .
Step 2.36.8
Rewrite as .
Step 2.36.9
Factor out of .
Step 2.36.10
Rewrite as .
Step 2.36.11
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.36.12
Multiply by .
Step 2.36.13
Multiply by .