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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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.2.4
Combine and .
Step 1.2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.2.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.2.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.2.8
Combine and .
Step 1.2.9
Combine and .
Step 1.2.10
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.2.11
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.12
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.2.12.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.12.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.12.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3
Evaluate .
Step 1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.4
Combine and .
Step 1.3.5
Combine and .
Step 1.3.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.3.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.3.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.6.2.4
Divide by .
Step 1.4
Reorder terms.
Step 2
Step 2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Evaluate .
Step 2.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Evaluate .
Step 2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.3.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.3.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.5
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.3.5.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.3.5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.3.7
Combine and .
Step 2.3.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.3.9
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.3.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.9.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3.10
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.3.11
Combine and .
Step 2.3.12
Combine and .
Step 2.3.13
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.3.13.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.3.13.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.3.13.3
Combine and .
Step 2.3.13.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.3.13.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.3.13.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.13.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3.13.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.3.14
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.3.15
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.16
Combine and .
Step 2.3.17
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.18
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.3.18.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.18.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.18.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.19
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 4.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 4.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.4
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.2.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.2.8
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.9
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.10
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.1.2.11
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.12
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.1.2.12.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.12.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.12.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 4.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.4
Combine and .
Step 4.1.3.5
Combine and .
Step 4.1.3.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.1.3.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.3.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.1.3.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.3.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.3.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.3.6.2.4
Divide by .
Step 4.1.4
Reorder terms.
Step 4.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 5.2
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
Step 5.2.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 5.2.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 5.3
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 5.3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.3.2.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.2.1.1.1
Move .
Step 5.3.2.1.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.2.1.1.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.3.2.1.1.4
Combine and .
Step 5.3.2.1.1.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.2.1.1.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.2.1.1.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.2.1.1.6.2
Add and .
Step 5.3.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4
Solve the equation.
Step 5.4.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.4.2
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 5.4.3
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.4.3.1
Simplify .
Step 5.4.3.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.4.3.1.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.4.3.1.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.4.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.4.3.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.3.1.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.3.1.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.4.3.1.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.3.1.2.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.3.1.3
Simplify.
Step 5.4.3.1.4
Reorder factors in .
Step 5.4.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.4.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.4.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.4.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.4.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Convert expressions with fractional exponents to radicals.
Step 6.1.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 6.1.2
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 6.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.3
Solve for .
Step 6.3.1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, square both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3.2
Simplify each side of the equation.
Step 6.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2
Simplify.
Step 6.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.4
Set the radicand in less than to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.5
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 7
Critical points to evaluate.
Step 8
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.
Step 9
Step 9.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 9.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 9.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 9.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.2.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 9.2.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.2.3
Combine and .
Step 9.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 9.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 9.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 9.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 9.3.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.3.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.3.3
Combine and .
Step 9.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 9.4
Combine and .
Step 9.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 9.6
Simplify the denominator.
Step 9.6.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 9.6.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 9.6.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 9.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.6.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.6.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.6.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.6.2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.6.2.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.6.2.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.6.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 9.6.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 9.6.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.6.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.6.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.6.3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.6.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.6.3.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.6.3.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.7
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 9.8
Use the power of quotient rule .
Step 9.9
Divide by .
Step 9.10
Multiply by .
Step 10
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
Step 11
Step 11.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 11.2
Simplify the result.
Step 11.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 11.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 11.2.1.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 11.2.1.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 11.2.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 11.2.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.1.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.2.1.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 11.2.1.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 11.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 11.2.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.2.1.4
Combine and .
Step 11.2.1.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 11.2.1.6
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 11.2.1.6.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 11.2.1.6.2
Multiply .
Step 11.2.1.6.2.1
Combine and .
Step 11.2.1.6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.1.7
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 11.2.1.7.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 11.2.1.7.2
Multiply .
Step 11.2.1.7.2.1
Combine and .
Step 11.2.1.7.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 11.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 11.2.3
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 11.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.3.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 11.2.3.2.1
Move .
Step 11.2.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 11.2.3.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 11.2.3.2.4
Add and .
Step 11.2.3.3
Reorder the factors of .
Step 11.2.4
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 11.2.4.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 11.2.4.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 11.2.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.4.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.2.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 11.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.5.2
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 11.2.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.6
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 11.2.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.2.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 11.2.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 11.2.6.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 11.2.6.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 11.2.6.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 11.2.7
The final answer is .
Step 12
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.
Step 13
Step 13.1
Simplify the expression.
Step 13.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 13.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 13.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 13.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 13.3
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 13.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Step 14
Since the first derivative test failed, there are no local extrema.
No Local Extrema
Step 15