Calculus Examples

Find the Local Maxima and Minima f(x)=x^6(x-3)^5
Step 1
Find the first derivative of the function.
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Step 1.1
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
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
Differentiate.
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Step 1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, 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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.3.4.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Move to the left of .
Step 1.4
Simplify.
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Step 1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.4.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2
Find the second derivative of the function.
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Step 2.1
Simplify terms.
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Step 2.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3
Differentiate.
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Step 2.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.6
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.3.6.1
Add and .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2.4
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.5
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.5.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.5.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.6
Differentiate.
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Step 2.6.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.6.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.6.4.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2.7
Simplify.
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Step 2.7.1
Factor out of .
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Step 2.7.1.1
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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Simplify each term.
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Step 2.7.3.1
Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 2.7.3.2.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.7.3.4.1.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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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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Step 2.7.3.5.1
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 by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.7.3.5.3.1
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 by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.7.3.5.5.1
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.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 2.7.3.6.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 2.7.3.6.3.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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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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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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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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Step 2.7.3.6.6.1
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 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.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 2.7.3.6.8.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Step 2.7.3.6.10.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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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 by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.7.3.6.12.2.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.7.3.6.12.3.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add 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.
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 2.7.3.12.1
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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Raise to the power of .
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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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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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Raise to the power of .
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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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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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Raise to the power of .
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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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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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Raise to the power of .
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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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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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Raise to the power of .
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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 .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 3
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
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
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.1.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.3
Differentiate.
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Step 4.1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, 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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.3.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.1.3.4.1
Add and .
Step 4.1.3.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Move to the left of .
Step 4.1.4
Simplify.
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Step 4.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Step 4.1.4.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Move to the left of .
Step 4.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 5.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 5.2
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 5.3
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 5.3.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.3.2
Solve for .
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Step 5.3.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5.3.2.2
Simplify .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 5.4
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 5.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.4.2
Solve for .
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Step 5.4.2.1
Set the equal to .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.5
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 5.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.5.2
Solve for .
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Step 5.5.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.5.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.5.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.5.2.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.5.2.3.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.5.2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.2.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
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.
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
Evaluate the second derivative.
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Step 9.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 9.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.3
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.5
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.7
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.9
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.11
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.12
Multiply by .
Step 9.2
Simplify by adding numbers.
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Step 9.2.1
Add and .
Step 9.2.2
Add and .
Step 9.2.3
Add and .
Step 9.2.4
Add and .
Step 9.2.5
Add and .
Step 10
Since there is at least one point with or undefined second derivative, apply the first derivative test.
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Step 10.1
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the first derivative or undefined.
Step 10.2
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
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Step 10.2.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.2.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 10.2.2.1
Simplify the expression.
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Raise to the power of .
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Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the expression.
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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The final answer is .
Step 10.3
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
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Step 10.3.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.3.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 10.3.2.1
Simplify the expression.
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One to any power is one.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the expression.
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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The final answer is .
Step 10.4
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
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Step 10.4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.4.2
Simplify the result.
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Simplify the expression.
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Raise to the power of .
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Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the expression.
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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The final answer is .
Step 10.5
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
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Step 10.5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.5.2
Simplify the result.
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Simplify the expression.
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Raise to the power of .
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Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the expression.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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The final answer is .
Step 10.6
Since the first derivative changed signs from positive to negative around , then is a local maximum.
is a local maximum
Step 10.7
Since the first derivative changed signs from negative to positive around , then is a local minimum.
is a local minimum
Step 10.8
Since the first derivative did not change signs around , this is not a local maximum or minimum.
Not a local maximum or minimum
Step 10.9
These are the local extrema for .
is a local maximum
is a local minimum
is a local maximum
is a local minimum
Step 11