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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Evaluate .
Step 1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3
Combine and .
Step 1.2.4
Move to the left of .
Step 1.2.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.2.5.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.5.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.5.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.5.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.5.2.5
Divide by .
Step 1.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 1.3
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
Step 1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.2
Add and .
Step 2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 4
Since there is no value of that makes the first derivative equal to , there are no local extrema.
No Local Extrema
Step 5
No Local Extrema
Step 6