Calculus Examples

Find the Local Maxima and Minima f(x)=x^2-20x+110+1014/x
Step 1
Find the first derivative of the function.
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Step 1.1
Differentiate.
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Step 1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2
Evaluate .
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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
Multiply by .
Step 1.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4
Evaluate .
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Step 1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.4.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4.4
Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Step 1.5.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
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Combine terms.
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Step 1.5.2.1
Add and .
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Combine and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.5.3
Reorder terms.
Step 2
Find the second derivative of the function.
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Step 2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Evaluate .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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Step 2.3.5.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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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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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.5
Simplify.
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Step 2.5.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.5.2
Combine terms.
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Step 2.5.2.1
Combine and .
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Add and .
Step 2.5.3
Reorder terms.
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.
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Step 4.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2
Evaluate .
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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
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.4
Evaluate .
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Step 4.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.4.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5
Simplify.
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Step 4.1.5.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.1.5.2
Combine terms.
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Step 4.1.5.2.1
Add and .
Step 4.1.5.2.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.5.2.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.5.3
Reorder terms.
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
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
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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.
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Step 5.3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.3.2.1.1
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 5.3.2.1.1.3
Add and .
Step 5.3.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.2.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.3.3.1
Multiply by .
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Solve the equation.
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Step 5.4.1
Factor the left side of the equation.
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Step 5.4.1.1
Factor out of .
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Step 5.4.1.1.1
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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Factor out of .
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Reorder terms.
Step 5.4.1.3
Factor.
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Step 5.4.1.3.1
Factor using the rational roots test.
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Step 5.4.1.3.1.1
If a polynomial function has integer coefficients, then every rational zero will have the form where is a factor of the constant and is a factor of the leading coefficient.
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Find every combination of . These are the possible roots of the polynomial function.
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Substitute and simplify the expression. In this case, the expression is equal to so is a root of the polynomial.
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Step 5.4.1.3.1.3.1
Substitute into the polynomial.
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Since is a known root, divide the polynomial by to find the quotient polynomial. This polynomial can then be used to find the remaining roots.
Step 5.4.1.3.1.5
Divide by .
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Step 5.4.1.3.1.5.1
Set up the polynomials to be divided. If there is not a term for every exponent, insert one with a value of .
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Step 5.4.1.3.1.5.2
Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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Step 5.4.1.3.1.5.5
After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Since the remander is , the final answer is the quotient.
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Write as a set of factors.
Step 5.4.1.3.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 5.4.2
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 5.4.3
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 5.4.3.1
Set equal to .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.4.4
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 5.4.4.1
Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Step 5.4.4.2.1
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 5.4.4.2.2
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
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Simplify.
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Step 5.4.4.2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.4.4.2.3.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Step 5.4.4.2.3.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 5.4.4.2.3.1.7.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Move to the left of .
Step 5.4.4.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.4.2.4
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 5.4.4.2.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.4.4.2.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Step 5.4.4.2.4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Change the to .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.4.4.2.5
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 5.4.4.2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 5.4.4.2.5.1.7.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Change the to .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.4.4.2.6
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 5.4.5
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
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.2
Solve for .
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Step 6.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.2.2
Simplify .
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Step 6.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 6.2.2.3
Plus or minus is .
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
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 9.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.1.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 9.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 9.3
Combine and .
Step 9.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 9.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.5.2
Add and .
Step 10
is a local minimum because the value of the second derivative is positive. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local minimum
Step 11
Find the y-value when .
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Step 11.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
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
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.1.2
Multiply by .
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Divide by .
Step 11.2.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
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Step 11.2.2.1
Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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The final answer is .
Step 12
These are the local extrema for .
is a local minima
Step 13