Calculus Examples

Find the 2nd Derivative f(x) = cube root of 5x^2+15
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
Combine fractions.
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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 1.8
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.10
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.11
Multiply by .
Step 1.12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.13
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.13.1
Add and .
Step 1.13.2
Combine and .
Step 1.13.3
Combine and .
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 using the Power Rule.
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Step 2.3.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 2.3.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.3.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 2.3.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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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.
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Step 2.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.9
Combine fractions.
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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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.12
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.13
Multiply by .
Step 2.14
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.15
Combine fractions.
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Step 2.15.1
Add and .
Step 2.15.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.15.3
Combine and .
Step 2.15.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.15.5
Combine and .
Step 2.16
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.17
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.18
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.19
Add and .
Step 2.20
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.21
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.22
Combine and .
Step 2.23
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.24
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.24.1
Move .
Step 2.24.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.24.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.24.4
Add and .
Step 2.24.5
Divide by .
Step 2.25
Simplify .
Step 2.26
Move to the left of .
Step 2.27
Rewrite as a product.
Step 2.28
Multiply by .
Step 2.29
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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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 2.30
Multiply by .
Step 2.31
Multiply by .
Step 2.32
Simplify.
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Step 2.32.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.32.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.32.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.32.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.32.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.32.3.2
Subtract from .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.32.4.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Reorder and .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3
Find the third derivative.
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Step 3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 3.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.2
Multiply .
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Step 3.3.2.1
Combine and .
Step 3.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.5
Differentiate.
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Step 3.5.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.5.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.5.3
Add and .
Step 3.5.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.5.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.5.6
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.5.6.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 3.5.6.3
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.5.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.5.9
Add and .
Step 3.5.10
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.5.11
Multiply by .
Step 3.6
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.6.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.6.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.6.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.8
Combine and .
Step 3.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.10
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.10.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.11
Combine and .
Step 3.12
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.13
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.15
Multiply by .
Step 3.16
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.17
Combine fractions.
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Step 3.17.1
Add and .
Step 3.17.2
Combine and .
Step 3.17.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.17.4
Combine and .
Step 3.17.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.18
Simplify.
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Step 3.18.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.18.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.18.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.18.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.18.4.1
Factor out of .
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Step 3.18.4.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 3.18.4.3.1
Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 3.18.4.7.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 3.18.4.8.1
Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.18.4.8.1.3
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.18.4.8.2
Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.18.4.10.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.18.4.12.2.3
Add and .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 3.18.4.13.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.18.4.13.1.2.3
Add and .
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Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 3.18.4.13.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.18.4.14
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.18.4.15
Combine and .
Step 3.18.4.16
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.18.4.17.1
Factor out of .
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Reorder the expression.
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Move .
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Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Reorder and .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.18.4.18
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.18.4.19
Combine and .
Step 3.18.4.20
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.18.4.21
Rewrite in a factored form.
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Factor out of .
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Reorder the expression.
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Move .
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Move .
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Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.18.4.23.7.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.18.4.23.8
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 .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Combine terms.
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as a product.
Step 3.18.5.4
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.18.5.7.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.18.5.7.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.18.5.7.4
Add and .
Step 4
Find the fourth derivative.
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Step 4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 4.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.3.2
Multiply .
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Step 4.3.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.4
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.5
Differentiate.
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Step 4.5.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.5.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.5.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.5.4
Add and .
Step 4.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.8
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule.
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Step 4.9.1
Add and .
Step 4.9.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.9.3
Simplify by adding terms.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 4.10
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.10.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.10.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.10.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.11
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.12
Combine and .
Step 4.13
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.14
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.14.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 4.15
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.15.1
Combine and .
Step 4.15.2
Combine and .
Step 4.16
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.17
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.18
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.19
Multiply by .
Step 4.20
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.21
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.21.1
Add and .
Step 4.21.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.21.3
Combine and .
Step 4.21.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.21.5
Combine and .
Step 4.22
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.23
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.24
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.25
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.25.1
Add and .
Step 4.25.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.25.3
Move to the left of .
Step 4.26
Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 4.27.2.4
Move to the left of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.27.2.6.2.3
Add and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
Step 4.27.2.7.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.27.2.7.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.27.2.8
Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 4.27.2.9.1.3
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 4.27.2.9.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.27.2.10
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.27.2.11
Combine and .
Step 4.27.2.12
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.27.2.13
Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Reorder the expression.
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Move .
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Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.27.2.15
Combine and .
Step 4.27.2.16
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.27.2.17
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.27.2.18
Combine and .
Step 4.27.2.19
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.27.2.20
Rewrite in a factored form.
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Factor out of .
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Reorder the expression.
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Move .
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Move .
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Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Divide by .
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Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.27.2.20.14
Divide by .
Step 4.27.2.20.15
Simplify.
Step 4.27.2.20.16
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.27.2.20.17
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.27.2.20.19
Subtract from .
Step 4.27.2.20.20
Add and .
Step 4.27.2.20.21
Subtract from .
Step 4.27.2.20.22
Factor out of .
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Step 4.27.2.20.22.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 4.27.2.20.22.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.27.2.21
Move to the left of .
Step 4.27.3
Combine terms.
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Step 4.27.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.27.3.2
Multiply by .
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Rewrite as a product.
Step 4.27.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.27.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.27.3.6
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.27.3.7
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.27.3.7.1
Move .
Step 4.27.3.7.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.27.3.7.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.27.3.7.4
Add and .
Step 4.27.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.27.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.27.6
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
Step 4.27.9
Rewrite as .
Step 4.27.10
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5
The fourth derivative of with respect to is .