Calculus Examples

Find the Local Maxima and Minima t(x)=101-1/6*(x^2(1-x/6))
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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Evaluate .
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Step 1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.2.4
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.2.16.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.2.16.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.2.18
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.2.20
Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.2.21.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.2.21.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 1.3
Simplify.
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Step 1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.3
Combine terms.
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Step 1.3.3.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.3.3.4.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.3.3.4.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Raise to the power of .
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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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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Step 1.3.4.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.3.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2
Find the second derivative of the function.
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Step 2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.3.4.1
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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Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 2.3.6.1
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 2.4
Simplify.
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Step 2.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.4.2
Combine terms.
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Step 2.4.2.1
Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.4.2.3.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.4.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.4.2.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.4.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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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
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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2
Evaluate .
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Step 4.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.2.4
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 4.1.2.16.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.1.2.16.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.2.17
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.18
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.19
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.20
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.21
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 4.1.2.21.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.1.2.21.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Move to the left of .
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Simplify.
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Step 4.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.3.3
Combine terms.
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Step 4.1.3.3.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 4.1.3.3.4.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.1.3.3.4.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Raise to the power of .
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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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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Step 4.1.3.4.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 4.1.3.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.1.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.3.11
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 5.3
Solve the equation for .
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Step 5.3.1
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 5.3.2
Set equal to .
Step 5.3.3
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 5.3.3.1
Set equal to .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.4
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
Divide by .
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Subtract from .
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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
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
Raising to any positive power yields .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 11.2.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 11.2.1.2.2
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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The final answer is .
Step 12
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 13
Evaluate the second derivative.
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Step 13.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 13.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 13.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 13.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 13.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 13.3
Subtract from .
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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 15
Find the y-value when .
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Step 15.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
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
Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 15.2.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 15.2.1.2.2
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 15.2.1.2.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 15.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 15.2.1.4
Multiply by .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 15.2.1.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 15.2.1.6.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 15.2.1.6.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 15.2.1.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 15.2.1.7
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 15.2.1.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 15.2.1.9
Subtract from .
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Multiply .
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Step 15.2.1.10.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 15.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 15.2.3
Combine and .
Step 15.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 15.2.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 15.2.5.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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The final answer is .
Step 16
These are the local extrema for .
is a local maxima
is a local minima
Step 17