Calculus Examples

Find the Local Maxima and Minima h(x)=(x-1)/(x^2+3x+5)
Find the first derivative of the function.
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Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Differentiate.
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Simplify the expression.
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Add and .
Multiply by .
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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 .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Add and .
Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
Simplify the numerator.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Subtract from .
Subtract from .
Add and .
Factor by grouping.
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For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
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Factor out of .
Rewrite as plus
Apply the distributive property.
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
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Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Find the second derivative of the function.
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Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Multiply by .
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Differentiate.
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Simplify the expression.
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Add and .
Multiply by .
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Simplify by adding terms.
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Add and .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Subtract from .
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Replace all occurrences of with .
Simplify with factoring out.
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Multiply by .
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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 .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Add and .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Simplify the expression.
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Multiply by .
Add and .
Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
Simplify the numerator.
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Simplify each term.
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Add and .
Move to the left of .
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Add and .
Multiply by .
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Add and .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Add and .
Subtract from .
Add and .
Add and .
Add and .
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Find the first derivative.
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Find the first derivative.
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Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Differentiate.
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Simplify the expression.
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Add and .
Multiply by .
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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 .
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Add and .
Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
Simplify the numerator.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Subtract from .
Subtract from .
Add and .
Factor by grouping.
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For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
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Factor out of .
Rewrite as plus
Apply the distributive property.
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
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Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Set the first derivative equal to .
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Solve the equation for .
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If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
Add to both sides of the equation.
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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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.
Critical points to evaluate.
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.
Evaluate the second derivative.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Raise to the power of .
Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Add and .
Subtract from .
Simplify the denominator.
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Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Add and .
Raise to the power of .
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Multiply by .
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
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
Find the y-value when .
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Replace the variable with in the expression.
Simplify the result.
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Subtract from .
Simplify the denominator.
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Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Add and .
Divide by .
The final answer is .
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.
Evaluate the second derivative.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Raise to the power of .
Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Subtract from .
Subtract from .
Simplify the denominator.
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Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Add and .
Raise to the power of .
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Multiply by .
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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
Find the y-value when .
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Replace the variable with in the expression.
Simplify the result.
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Subtract from .
Simplify the denominator.
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Raise to the power of .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Add and .
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
The final answer is .
These are the local extrema for .
is a local minima
is a local maxima
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