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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Use the form , to find the values of , , and .
Step 1.2
Consider the vertex form of a parabola.
Step 1.3
Find the value of using the formula .
Step 1.3.1
Substitute the values of and into the formula .
Step 1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.3.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.2.2.4
Divide by .
Step 1.4
Find the value of using the formula .
Step 1.4.1
Substitute the values of , and into the formula .
Step 1.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.4.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.4.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.4.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.2.1.3
Divide by .
Step 1.4.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.5
Substitute the values of , , and into the vertex form .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Let . Find .
Step 2.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 2.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.5
Add and .
Step 2.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 3
Let , where . Then . Note that since , is positive.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify .
Step 4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.1.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.5
Apply pythagorean identity.
Step 4.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.7
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 4.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.5
Add and .
Step 5
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 6
Raise to the power of .
Step 7
Using the Pythagorean Identity, rewrite as .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.2
Simplify each term.
Step 9
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 10
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 11
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 12
Factor out of .
Step 13
Integrate by parts using the formula , where and .
Step 14
Raise to the power of .
Step 15
Raise to the power of .
Step 16
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 17
Step 17.1
Add and .
Step 17.2
Reorder and .
Step 18
Using the Pythagorean Identity, rewrite as .
Step 19
Step 19.1
Rewrite the exponentiation as a product.
Step 19.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 19.3
Reorder and .
Step 20
Raise to the power of .
Step 21
Raise to the power of .
Step 22
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 23
Add and .
Step 24
Raise to the power of .
Step 25
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 26
Add and .
Step 27
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 28
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 29
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 30
Step 30.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 30.2
Multiply by .
Step 31
Solving for , we find that = .
Step 32
Multiply by .
Step 33
Simplify.
Step 34
Step 34.1
Multiply by .
Step 34.2
Add and .
Step 34.3
Combine and .
Step 35
Step 35.1
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 35.2
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 36
Step 36.1
Simplify each term.
Step 36.1.1
The functions secant and arcsecant are inverses.
Step 36.1.2
Draw a triangle in the plane with vertices , , and the origin. Then is the angle between the positive x-axis and the ray beginning at the origin and passing through . Therefore, is .
Step 36.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 36.1.4
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 36.1.5
Simplify.
Step 36.1.5.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 36.1.5.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 36.1.5.3
Add and .
Step 36.1.5.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 36.1.5.5
Combine and .
Step 36.1.5.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 36.1.5.7
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 36.1.5.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 36.1.5.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 36.1.5.7.3
Add and .
Step 36.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 36.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 36.1.8
Rewrite as .
Step 36.1.8.1
Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 36.1.8.2
Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 36.1.8.3
Rearrange the fraction .
Step 36.1.9
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 36.1.10
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 36.1.11
Multiply .
Step 36.1.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 36.1.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 36.1.12
Combine and .
Step 36.1.13
Simplify each term.
Step 36.1.13.1
The functions secant and arcsecant are inverses.
Step 36.1.13.2
Draw a triangle in the plane with vertices , , and the origin. Then is the angle between the positive x-axis and the ray beginning at the origin and passing through . Therefore, is .
Step 36.1.13.3
Rewrite as .
Step 36.1.13.4
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 36.1.13.5
Simplify.
Step 36.1.13.5.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 36.1.13.5.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 36.1.13.5.3
Add and .
Step 36.1.13.5.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 36.1.13.5.5
Combine and .
Step 36.1.13.5.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 36.1.13.5.7
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 36.1.13.5.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 36.1.13.5.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 36.1.13.5.7.3
Add and .
Step 36.1.13.6
Multiply by .
Step 36.1.13.7
Multiply by .
Step 36.1.13.8
Rewrite as .
Step 36.1.13.8.1
Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 36.1.13.8.2
Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 36.1.13.8.3
Rearrange the fraction .
Step 36.1.13.9
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 36.1.13.10
Combine and .
Step 36.1.14
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 36.1.15
Reorder factors in .
Step 36.1.16
Remove non-negative terms from the absolute value.
Step 36.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 36.3
Combine and .
Step 36.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 36.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 36.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 36.5.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 36.6
Multiply by .
Step 36.7
Reorder factors in .
Step 37
Reorder terms.