Calculus Examples

Find the Absolute Max and Min over the Interval f(x)=5- square root of x ; 1<=x<=4
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Step 1
Find the critical points.
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Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1.1.1
Differentiate.
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Step 1.1.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2
Evaluate .
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Step 1.1.1.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.1.1.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
Step 1.1.1.2.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.1.1.2.7.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Combine and .
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Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 1.2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
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Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 1.2.3
Since , there are no solutions.
No solution
No solution
Step 1.3
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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Step 1.3.1
Convert expressions with fractional exponents to radicals.
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Step 1.3.1.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 1.3.1.2
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 1.3.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 1.3.3
Solve for .
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Step 1.3.3.1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, square both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.2
Simplify each side of the equation.
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Step 1.3.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.3.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.3.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 1.3.3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.3.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.3.3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
Step 1.3.3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.3.3.3.3.1
Divide by .
Step 1.3.4
Set the radicand in less than to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 1.3.5
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 1.4
Evaluate at each value where the derivative is or undefined.
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Step 1.4.1
Evaluate at .
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Step 1.4.1.1
Substitute for .
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Simplify.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 1.4.1.2.1.1
Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 1.4.2
List all of the points.
Step 2
Exclude the points that are not on the interval.
Step 3
Evaluate at the included endpoints.
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Step 3.1
Evaluate at .
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Step 3.1.1
Substitute for .
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Simplify.
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Step 3.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1.2.1.1
Any root of is .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 3.2
Evaluate at .
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Step 3.2.1
Substitute for .
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Simplify.
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Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.2.1.1
Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 3.3
List all of the points.
Step 4
Compare the values found for each value of in order to determine the absolute maximum and minimum over the given interval. The maximum will occur at the highest value and the minimum will occur at the lowest value.
Absolute Maximum:
Absolute Minimum:
Step 5