Calculus Examples

Find the Horizontal Tangent Line 64x^2+25y^2+640x-400y+1600=0
Step 1
Solve the equation as in terms of .
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Step 1.1
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 1.2
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 1.3
Simplify.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Combine exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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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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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify .
Step 1.4
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 1.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Combine exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 1.4.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Step 1.4.1.6.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify .
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Change the to .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 1.5
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 1.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
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Simplify.
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Step 1.5.1.3.1
Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Combine exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 1.5.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Step 1.5.1.6.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify .
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Change the to .
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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 .
Step 1.6
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 2
Set each solution of as a function of .
Step 3
Because the variable in the equation has a degree greater than , use implicit differentiation to solve for the derivative .
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Step 3.1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2
Differentiate the left side of the equation.
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Step 3.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.2
Evaluate .
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Step 3.2.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Evaluate .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.2.3.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Evaluate .
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Step 3.2.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Evaluate .
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Step 3.2.5.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Rewrite as .
Step 3.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.7
Simplify.
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Step 3.2.7.1
Add and .
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Reorder terms.
Step 3.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 3.5
Solve for .
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Step 3.5.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.5.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5.2
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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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.5.3.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.5.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.5.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify each term.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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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.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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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.
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Replace with .
Step 4
Set the derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 4.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 4.2.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 4.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 4.2.3.1
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 4.3
Multiply both sides by .
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Simplify.
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Step 4.4.1
Simplify the left side.
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Simplify .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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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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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 4.5.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Divide by .
Step 5
Solve the function at .
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Step 5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 5.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 5.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Add and .
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Simplify the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Divide by .
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The final answer is .
Step 6
Solve the function at .
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Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 6.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Simplify the expression.
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Step 6.2.2.1
Multiply by .
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Divide by .
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The final answer is .
Step 7
The horizontal tangent lines are
Step 8