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Calculus Examples
Step 1
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 .
Step 1.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.2.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 1.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3
Differentiate.
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
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.5
Combine and .
Step 1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.8
Combine and .
Step 1.9
Combine and .
Step 1.10
Simplify.
Step 1.10.1
Reorder terms.
Step 1.10.2
Move to the left of .
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 Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2.4.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 2.2.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.2.8
Combine and .
Step 2.2.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.10
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.10.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.11
Combine and .
Step 2.2.12
Combine and .
Step 2.2.13
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.14
Move to the left of .
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
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.3.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.3.4.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 2.3.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.3.8
Combine and .
Step 2.3.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.3.10
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.3.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.10.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3.11
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.3.12
Combine and .
Step 2.3.13
Combine and .
Step 2.3.14
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.3.15
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.16
Move to the left of .
Step 2.4
Simplify.
Step 2.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.4.3
Combine terms.
Step 2.4.3.1
Combine and .
Step 2.4.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.4.3.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.4.3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.4.3.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.4.3.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.4.3.4.4
Divide by .
Step 2.4.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.3.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.3.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.3.8
Combine and .
Step 2.4.3.9
Combine and .
Step 2.4.3.10
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.3.11
Combine and .
Step 2.4.3.12
Factor out of .
Step 2.4.3.13
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.4.3.13.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.4.3.13.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.4.3.13.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.4.3.13.4
Divide by .
Step 2.4.3.14
Add and .
Step 2.4.3.14.1
Move .
Step 2.4.3.14.2
Add and .
Step 2.4.4
Reorder terms.
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
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 .
Step 4.1.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 4.1.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.3
Differentiate.
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
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.1.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.1.3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.5
Combine and .
Step 4.1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.8
Combine and .
Step 4.1.9
Combine and .
Step 4.1.10
Simplify.
Step 4.1.10.1
Reorder terms.
Step 4.1.10.2
Move to the left of .
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 a common factor that is present in each term.
Step 5.3
Substitute for .
Step 5.4
Solve for .
Step 5.4.1
Move to the right side of the equation by subtracting it from both sides.
Step 5.4.2
Simplify .
Step 5.4.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.4.2.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.4.2.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.4.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.4.2.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.2.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.2.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.3
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 5.4.3.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.4.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.4.3.3
Combine and .
Step 5.4.3.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.4.3.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.4.3.5.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.4.3.5.1.1
Move .
Step 5.4.3.5.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.4.3.5.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.4.3.5.1.4
Add and .
Step 5.4.3.5.1.5
Add and .
Step 5.4.3.5.1.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.4.3.5.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.5.1.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.5.1.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.5.1.6.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.4.3.5.1.6.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.5.1.6.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.3.5.1.6.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.3.5.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.4.3.5.2.1
Move .
Step 5.4.3.5.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.4.3.5.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.4.3.5.2.4
Add and .
Step 5.4.3.5.2.5
Add and .
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.3.5.2.6.4.4
Divide by .
Step 5.4.3.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.5
Substitute for .
Step 5.6
Factor the left side of the equation.
Step 5.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.6.1.1
Reorder the expression.
Step 5.6.1.1.1
Move .
Step 5.6.1.1.2
Move .
Step 5.6.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.6.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.6.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.6.2
Divide by .
Step 5.6.3
Simplify.
Step 5.7
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 5.8
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 5.8.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.8.2
Solve for .
Step 5.8.2.1
Take the natural logarithm of both sides of the equation to remove the variable from the exponent.
Step 5.8.2.2
The equation cannot be solved because is undefined.
Undefined
Step 5.8.2.3
There is no solution for
No solution
No solution
No solution
Step 5.9
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 5.9.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.9.2
Solve for .
Step 5.9.2.1
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 5.9.2.2
Simplify the exponent.
Step 5.9.2.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.9.2.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 5.9.2.2.1.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.9.2.2.1.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.9.2.2.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.9.2.2.1.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.9.2.2.1.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.9.2.2.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 5.9.2.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.9.2.2.2.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 5.10
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 5.10.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.10.2
Solve for .
Step 5.10.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.10.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.10.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.10.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.10.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.10.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.10.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.10.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.10.2.2.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 5.10.2.2.3.2
Multiply .
Step 5.10.2.2.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.10.2.2.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.11
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 5.12
Exclude the solutions that do not make true.
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
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 6.1.3
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 6.2
Set the radicand in less than to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.3
Solve for .
Step 6.3.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the inequality to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.3.2
Simplify the equation.
Step 6.3.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.3.2.1.1
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.4
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
Simplify the expression.
Step 9.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 9.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 9.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.3
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 9.4
Multiply by .
Step 9.5
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Step 10
Since the first derivative test failed, there are no local extrema.
No Local Extrema
Step 11