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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
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.2.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.2.4
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.7
Add and .
Step 1.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.9
Multiply by .
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
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.3.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.3.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.3.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.3.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3.5
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.8
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 1.3.8.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.3.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.9
Add and .
Step 1.3.10
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.11
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.3.13
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3.14
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.15
Multiply by .
Step 1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.5
Simplify.
Step 1.5.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.5.2
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.5.3
Combine terms.
Step 1.5.3.1
Combine and .
Step 1.5.3.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.5.3.3
Combine and .
Step 1.5.3.4
Add and .
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
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
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 Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2.5
By the Sum Rule, 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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.8
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.2.8.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.2.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.9
Add and .
Step 2.2.10
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.11
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.2.13
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.2.14
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.15
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 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 Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3.5
By the Sum Rule, 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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.8
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.3.8.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.3.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.9
Add and .
Step 2.3.10
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.11
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.12
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.3.12.1
Move .
Step 2.3.12.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.3.12.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.3.13
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Simplify.
Step 2.4.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.4.2
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.4.3
Combine terms.
Step 2.4.3.1
Combine and .
Step 2.4.3.2
Combine and .
Step 2.4.3.3
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
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.2.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.2.4
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.7
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.9
Multiply by .
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
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.3.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.3.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.3.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.3.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.3.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.3.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.3.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.3.5
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.3.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.3.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.3.8
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 4.1.3.8.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.1.3.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.9
Add and .
Step 4.1.3.10
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.11
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.3.13
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.1.3.14
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.3.15
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.5
Simplify.
Step 4.1.5.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.1.5.2
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.1.5.3
Combine terms.
Step 4.1.5.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.5.3.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.5.3.3
Combine and .
Step 4.1.5.3.4
Add and .
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 is the smallest positive number that all of the numbers divide into evenly.
1. List the prime factors of each number.
2. Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either number.
Step 5.2.3
The number is not a prime number because it only has one positive factor, which is itself.
Not prime
Step 5.2.4
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either number.
Step 5.2.5
The factors for are , which is multiplied by itself times.
occurs times.
Step 5.2.6
The factors for are , which is multiplied by itself times.
occurs times.
Step 5.2.7
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all factors the greatest number of times they occur in either term.
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
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.2.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.3.2.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.1.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.2.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.2.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.2.2
Add and .
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
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.4.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.4.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.4.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.4.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.4.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.2
Solve for .
Step 6.2.1
Set the equal to .
Step 6.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.4
Solve for .
Step 6.4.1
Set the equal to .
Step 6.4.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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 each term.
Step 9.1.1
Simplify the denominator.
Step 9.1.1.1
Add and .
Step 9.1.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 9.1.2.1
Add and .
Step 9.1.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 9.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 9.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 9.3
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 9.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 9.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 9.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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
Add and .
Step 11.2.1.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 11.2.1.2.1
Add and .
Step 11.2.1.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 11.2.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 11.2.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.2.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.2.2
Combine fractions.
Step 11.2.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 11.2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 11.2.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 11.2.4
Combine and .
Step 11.2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 11.2.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 11.2.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.6.2
Add and .
Step 11.2.7
The final answer is .
Step 12
These are the local extrema for .
is a local maxima
Step 13