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$f (x) = 2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 1

Find the first derivative of the function.

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Step 1.1

By the Sum Rule, the derivative of $2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2} + 5$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{d}{d x} [2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2

Evaluate $\frac{d}{d x} [2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}]$ .

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Step 1.2.1

Since $2$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}$ with respect to $x$ is $2 \frac{d}{d x} [{(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}]$ .

$2 \frac{d}{d x} [{(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.2

Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [f (g (x))]$ is $f' (g (x)) g' (x)$ where $f (x) = x^{2}$ and $g (x) = - 4 x^{2} + 25$ .

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Step 1.2.2.1

To apply the Chain Rule, set $u$ as $- 4 x^{2} + 25$ .

$2 (\frac{d}{d u} [u^{2}] \frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2} + 25]) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.2.2

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d u} [u^{n}]$ is $n u^{n - 1}$ where $n = 2$ .

$2 (2 u \frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2} + 25]) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.2.3

Replace all occurrences of $u$ with $- 4 x^{2} + 25$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) \frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2} + 25]) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.3

By the Sum Rule, the derivative of $- 4 x^{2} + 25$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [25]$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (\frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [25])) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.4

Since $- 4$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $- 4 x^{2}$ with respect to $x$ is $- 4 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{2}]$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 4 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [25])) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.5

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 2$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 4 (2 x) + \frac{d}{d x} [25])) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.6

Since $25$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $25$ with respect to $x$ is $0$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 4 (2 x) + 0)) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.7

Multiply $2$ by $- 4$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 8 x + 0)) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.8

Add $- 8 x$ and $0$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 8 x)) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.9

Multiply $- 8$ by $2$ .

$2 (- 16 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) x) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.2.10

Multiply $- 16$ by $2$ .

$- 32 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) x + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 1.3

Since $5$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $5$ with respect to $x$ is $0$ .

$- 32 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) x + 0$

Step 1.4

Simplify.

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Step 1.4.1

Apply the distributive property.

$(- 32 (- 4 x^{2}) - 32 \cdot 25) x + 0$

Step 1.4.2

Apply the distributive property.

$- 32 (- 4 x^{2}) x - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 1.4.3

Combine terms.

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Step 1.4.3.1

Multiply $- 4$ by $- 32$ .

$128 x^{2} x - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 1.4.3.2

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$128 (x^{1} x^{2}) - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 1.4.3.3

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$128 x^{1 + 2} - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 1.4.3.4

Add $1$ and $2$ .

$128 x^{3} - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 1.4.3.5

Multiply $- 32$ by $25$ .

$128 x^{3} - 800 x + 0$

Step 1.4.3.6

Add $128 x^{3} - 800 x$ and $0$ .

$128 x^{3} - 800 x$

Step 2

Find the second derivative of the function.

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Step 2.1

By the Sum Rule, the derivative of $128 x^{3} - 800 x$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{d}{d x} [128 x^{3}] + \frac{d}{d x} [- 800 x]$ .

$f'' (x) = \frac{d}{d x} (128 x^{3}) + \frac{d}{d x} (- 800 x)$

Step 2.2

Evaluate $\frac{d}{d x} [128 x^{3}]$ .

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Step 2.2.1

Since $128$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $128 x^{3}$ with respect to $x$ is $128 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{3}]$ .

$f'' (x) = 128 \frac{d}{d x} (x^{3}) + \frac{d}{d x} (- 800 x)$

Step 2.2.2

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 3$ .

$f'' (x) = 128 (3 x^{2}) + \frac{d}{d x} (- 800 x)$

Step 2.2.3

Multiply $3$ by $128$ .

$f'' (x) = 384 x^{2} + \frac{d}{d x} (- 800 x)$

Step 2.3

Evaluate $\frac{d}{d x} [- 800 x]$ .

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Step 2.3.1

Since $- 800$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $- 800 x$ with respect to $x$ is $- 800 \frac{d}{d x} [x]$ .

$f'' (x) = 384 x^{2} - 800 \frac{d}{d x} x$

Step 2.3.2

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 1$ .

$f'' (x) = 384 x^{2} - 800 \cdot 1$

Step 2.3.3

Multiply $- 800$ by $1$ .

$f'' (x) = 384 x^{2} - 800$

Step 3

To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to $0$ and solve.

$128 x^{3} - 800 x = 0$

Step 4

Find the first derivative.

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Step 4.1

Find the first derivative.

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Step 4.1.1

By the Sum Rule, the derivative of $2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2} + 5$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{d}{d x} [2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2

Evaluate $\frac{d}{d x} [2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}]$ .

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Step 4.1.2.1

Since $2$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}$ with respect to $x$ is $2 \frac{d}{d x} [{(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}]$ .

$2 \frac{d}{d x} [{(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.2

Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [f (g (x))]$ is $f' (g (x)) g' (x)$ where $f (x) = x^{2}$ and $g (x) = - 4 x^{2} + 25$ .

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Step 4.1.2.2.1

To apply the Chain Rule, set $u$ as $- 4 x^{2} + 25$ .

$2 (\frac{d}{d u} [u^{2}] \frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2} + 25]) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.2.2

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d u} [u^{n}]$ is $n u^{n - 1}$ where $n = 2$ .

$2 (2 u \frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2} + 25]) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.2.3

Replace all occurrences of $u$ with $- 4 x^{2} + 25$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) \frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2} + 25]) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.3

By the Sum Rule, the derivative of $- 4 x^{2} + 25$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [25]$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (\frac{d}{d x} [- 4 x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [25])) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.4

Since $- 4$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $- 4 x^{2}$ with respect to $x$ is $- 4 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{2}]$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 4 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [25])) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.5

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 2$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 4 (2 x) + \frac{d}{d x} [25])) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.6

Since $25$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $25$ with respect to $x$ is $0$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 4 (2 x) + 0)) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.7

Multiply $2$ by $- 4$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 8 x + 0)) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.8

Add $- 8 x$ and $0$ .

$2 (2 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) (- 8 x)) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.9

Multiply $- 8$ by $2$ .

$2 (- 16 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) x) + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.2.10

Multiply $- 16$ by $2$ .

$- 32 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) x + \frac{d}{d x} [5]$

Step 4.1.3

Since $5$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $5$ with respect to $x$ is $0$ .

$- 32 (- 4 x^{2} + 25) x + 0$

Step 4.1.4

Simplify.

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Step 4.1.4.1

Apply the distributive property.

$(- 32 (- 4 x^{2}) - 32 \cdot 25) x + 0$

Step 4.1.4.2

Apply the distributive property.

$- 32 (- 4 x^{2}) x - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 4.1.4.3

Combine terms.

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Step 4.1.4.3.1

Multiply $- 4$ by $- 32$ .

$128 x^{2} x - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 4.1.4.3.2

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$128 (x^{1} x^{2}) - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 4.1.4.3.3

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$128 x^{1 + 2} - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 4.1.4.3.4

Add $1$ and $2$ .

$128 x^{3} - 32 \cdot 25 x + 0$

Step 4.1.4.3.5

Multiply $- 32$ by $25$ .

$128 x^{3} - 800 x + 0$

Step 4.1.4.3.6

Add $128 x^{3} - 800 x$ and $0$ .

$f' (x) = 128 x^{3} - 800 x$

Step 4.2

The first derivative of $f (x)$ with respect to $x$ is $128 x^{3} - 800 x$ .

$128 x^{3} - 800 x$

Step 5

Set the first derivative equal to $0$ then solve the equation $128 x^{3} - 800 x = 0$ .

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Step 5.1

Set the first derivative equal to $0$ .

$128 x^{3} - 800 x = 0$

Step 5.2

Factor the left side of the equation.

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Step 5.2.1

Factor $32 x$ out of $128 x^{3} - 800 x$ .

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Step 5.2.1.1

Factor $32 x$ out of $128 x^{3}$ .

$32 x (4 x^{2}) - 800 x = 0$

Step 5.2.1.2

Factor $32 x$ out of $- 800 x$ .

$32 x (4 x^{2}) + 32 x (- 25) = 0$

Step 5.2.1.3

Factor $32 x$ out of $32 x (4 x^{2}) + 32 x (- 25)$ .

$32 x (4 x^{2} - 25) = 0$

Step 5.2.2

Rewrite $4 x^{2}$ as ${(2 x)}^{2}$ .

$32 x ({(2 x)}^{2} - 25) = 0$

Step 5.2.3

Rewrite $25$ as $5^{2}$ .

$32 x ({(2 x)}^{2} - 5^{2}) = 0$

Step 5.2.4

Factor.

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Step 5.2.4.1

Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, $a^{2} - b^{2} = (a + b) (a - b)$ where $a = 2 x$ and $b = 5$ .

$32 x ((2 x + 5) (2 x - 5)) = 0$

Step 5.2.4.2

Remove unnecessary parentheses.

$32 x (2 x + 5) (2 x - 5) = 0$

Step 5.3

If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to $0$ , the entire expression will be equal to $0$ .

$x = 0$

$2 x + 5 = 0$

$2 x - 5 = 0$

Step 5.4

Set $x$ equal to $0$ .

$x = 0$

Step 5.5

Set $2 x + 5$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

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Step 5.5.1

Set $2 x + 5$ equal to $0$ .

$2 x + 5 = 0$

Step 5.5.2

Solve $2 x + 5 = 0$ for $x$ .

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Step 5.5.2.1

Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$2 x = - 5$

Step 5.5.2.2

Divide each term in $2 x = - 5$ by $2$ and simplify.

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Step 5.5.2.2.1

Divide each term in $2 x = - 5$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{- 5}{2}$

Step 5.5.2.2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 5.5.2.2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 5.5.2.2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{- 5}{2}$

Step 5.5.2.2.2.1.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 5}{2}$

Step 5.5.2.2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 5.5.2.2.3.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - \frac{5}{2}$

Step 5.6

Set $2 x - 5$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

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Step 5.6.1

Set $2 x - 5$ equal to $0$ .

$2 x - 5 = 0$

Step 5.6.2

Solve $2 x - 5 = 0$ for $x$ .

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Step 5.6.2.1

Add $5$ to both sides of the equation.

$2 x = 5$

Step 5.6.2.2

Divide each term in $2 x = 5$ by $2$ and simplify.

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Step 5.6.2.2.1

Divide each term in $2 x = 5$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{5}{2}$

Step 5.6.2.2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 5.6.2.2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 5.6.2.2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{5}{2}$

Step 5.6.2.2.2.1.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{5}{2}$

Step 5.7

The final solution is all the values that make $32 x (2 x + 5) (2 x - 5) = 0$ true.

$x = 0, - \frac{5}{2}, \frac{5}{2}$

Step 6

Find the values where the derivative is undefined.

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Step 6.1

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.

Step 7

Critical points to evaluate.

$x = 0, - \frac{5}{2}, \frac{5}{2}$

Step 8

Evaluate the second derivative at $x = 0$ . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.

$384 {(0)}^{2} - 800$

Step 9

Evaluate the second derivative.

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Step 9.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 9.1.1

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$384 \cdot 0 - 800$

Step 9.1.2

Multiply $384$ by $0$ .

$0 - 800$

Step 9.2

Subtract $800$ from $0$ .

$- 800$

Step 10

$x = 0$ is a local maximum because the value of the second derivative is negative. This is referred to as the second derivative test.

$x = 0$ is a local maximum

Step 11

Find the y-value when $x = 0$ .

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Step 11.1

Replace the variable $x$ with $0$ in the expression.

$f (0) = 2 {(- 4 {(0)}^{2} + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 11.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 11.2.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 11.2.1.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 11.2.1.1.1

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$f (0) = 2 {(- 4 \cdot 0 + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 11.2.1.1.2

Multiply $- 4$ by $0$ .

$f (0) = 2 {(0 + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 11.2.1.2

Add $0$ and $25$ .

$f (0) = 2 \cdot 25^{2} + 5$

Step 11.2.1.3

Raise $25$ to the power of $2$ .

$f (0) = 2 \cdot 625 + 5$

Step 11.2.1.4

Multiply $2$ by $625$ .

$f (0) = 1250 + 5$

Step 11.2.2

Add $1250$ and $5$ .

$f (0) = 1255$

Step 11.2.3

The final answer is $1255$ .

$y = 1255$

Step 12

Evaluate the second derivative at $x = - \frac{5}{2}$ . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.

$384 {(- \frac{5}{2})}^{2} - 800$

Step 13

Evaluate the second derivative.

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Step 13.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 13.1.1

Use the power rule ${(a b)}^{n} = a^{n} b^{n}$ to distribute the exponent.

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Step 13.1.1.1

Apply the product rule to $- \frac{5}{2}$ .

$384 ({(- 1)}^{2} {(\frac{5}{2})}^{2}) - 800$

Step 13.1.1.2

Apply the product rule to $\frac{5}{2}$ .

$384 ({(- 1)}^{2} \frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}}) - 800$

Step 13.1.2

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $2$ .

$384 (1 \frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}}) - 800$

Step 13.1.3

Multiply $\frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}}$ by $1$ .

$384 \frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}} - 800$

Step 13.1.4

Raise $5$ to the power of $2$ .

$384 \frac{25}{2^{2}} - 800$

Step 13.1.5

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$384 (\frac{25}{4}) - 800$

Step 13.1.6

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 13.1.6.1

Factor $4$ out of $384$ .

$4 (96) \frac{25}{4} - 800$

Step 13.1.6.2

Cancel the common factor.

$4 \cdot 96 \frac{25}{4} - 800$

Step 13.1.6.3

Rewrite the expression.

$96 \cdot 25 - 800$

Step 13.1.7

Multiply $96$ by $25$ .

$2400 - 800$

Step 13.2

Subtract $800$ from $2400$ .

$1600$

Step 14

$x = - \frac{5}{2}$ is a local minimum because the value of the second derivative is positive. This is referred to as the second derivative test.

$x = - \frac{5}{2}$ is a local minimum

Step 15

Find the y-value when $x = - \frac{5}{2}$ .

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Step 15.1

Replace the variable $x$ with $- \frac{5}{2}$ in the expression.

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 {(- \frac{5}{2})}^{2} + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 15.2.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 15.2.1.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 15.2.1.1.1

Use the power rule ${(a b)}^{n} = a^{n} b^{n}$ to distribute the exponent.

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Step 15.2.1.1.1.1

Apply the product rule to $- \frac{5}{2}$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 ({(- 1)}^{2} {(\frac{5}{2})}^{2}) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.1.2

Apply the product rule to $\frac{5}{2}$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 ({(- 1)}^{2} (\frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}})) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.2

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $2$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 (1 (\frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}})) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.3

Multiply $\frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}}$ by $1$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 \frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}} + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.4

Raise $5$ to the power of $2$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 \frac{25}{2^{2}} + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.5

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 (\frac{25}{4}) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.6

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 15.2.1.1.6.1

Factor $4$ out of $- 4$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(4 (- 1) (\frac{25}{4}) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.6.2

Cancel the common factor.

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(4 \cdot (- 1 (\frac{25}{4})) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.6.3

Rewrite the expression.

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 1 \cdot 25 + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.1.7

Multiply $- 1$ by $25$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 25 + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.2

Add $- 25$ and $25$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 \cdot 0^{2} + 5$

Step 15.2.1.3

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 2 \cdot 0 + 5$

Step 15.2.1.4

Multiply $2$ by $0$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 0 + 5$

Step 15.2.2

Add $0$ and $5$ .

$f (- \frac{5}{2}) = 5$

Step 15.2.3

The final answer is $5$ .

$y = 5$

Step 16

Evaluate the second derivative at $x = \frac{5}{2}$ . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.

$384 {(\frac{5}{2})}^{2} - 800$

Step 17

Evaluate the second derivative.

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Step 17.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 17.1.1

Apply the product rule to $\frac{5}{2}$ .

$384 \frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}} - 800$

Step 17.1.2

Raise $5$ to the power of $2$ .

$384 \frac{25}{2^{2}} - 800$

Step 17.1.3

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$384 (\frac{25}{4}) - 800$

Step 17.1.4

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 17.1.4.1

Factor $4$ out of $384$ .

$4 (96) \frac{25}{4} - 800$

Step 17.1.4.2

Cancel the common factor.

$4 \cdot 96 \frac{25}{4} - 800$

Step 17.1.4.3

Rewrite the expression.

$96 \cdot 25 - 800$

Step 17.1.5

Multiply $96$ by $25$ .

$2400 - 800$

Step 17.2

Subtract $800$ from $2400$ .

$1600$

Step 18

$x = \frac{5}{2}$ is a local minimum because the value of the second derivative is positive. This is referred to as the second derivative test.

$x = \frac{5}{2}$ is a local minimum

Step 19

Find the y-value when $x = \frac{5}{2}$ .

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Step 19.1

Replace the variable $x$ with $\frac{5}{2}$ in the expression.

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 {(\frac{5}{2})}^{2} + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 19.2.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 19.2.1.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 19.2.1.1.1

Apply the product rule to $\frac{5}{2}$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 \frac{5^{2}}{2^{2}} + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2.1.1.2

Raise $5$ to the power of $2$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 \frac{25}{2^{2}} + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2.1.1.3

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 4 (\frac{25}{4}) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2.1.1.4

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Step 19.2.1.1.4.1

Factor $4$ out of $- 4$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(4 (- 1) (\frac{25}{4}) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2.1.1.4.2

Cancel the common factor.

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(4 \cdot (- 1 (\frac{25}{4})) + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2.1.1.4.3

Rewrite the expression.

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 1 \cdot 25 + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2.1.1.5

Multiply $- 1$ by $25$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 {(- 25 + 25)}^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2.1.2

Add $- 25$ and $25$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 \cdot 0^{2} + 5$

Step 19.2.1.3

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 2 \cdot 0 + 5$

Step 19.2.1.4

Multiply $2$ by $0$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 0 + 5$

Step 19.2.2

Add $0$ and $5$ .

$f (\frac{5}{2}) = 5$

Step 19.2.3

The final answer is $5$ .

$y = 5$

Step 20

These are the local extrema for $f (x) = 2 {(- 4 x^{2} + 25)}^{2} + 5$ .

$(0, 1255)$ is a local maxima

$(- \frac{5}{2}, 5)$ is a local minima

$(\frac{5}{2}, 5)$ is a local minima

Step 21