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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 1.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 1.2.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.3.3
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.5
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 1.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Add and .
Step 5.2
Add and .