Calculus Examples

Find the Horizontal Tangent Line x^3y^2=xy^3+6
Step 1
Set each solution of as a function of .
Step 2
Because the variable in the equation has a degree greater than , use implicit differentiation to solve for the derivative .
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Step 2.1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2
Differentiate the left side of the equation.
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Step 2.2.1
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.2.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.6
Reorder.
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Step 2.2.6.1
Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.6.2
Reorder terms.
Step 2.3
Differentiate the right side of the equation.
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Step 2.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Evaluate .
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Step 2.3.2.1
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3.2.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.3.2.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.3.2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.2.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.2.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.2.5
Move to the left of .
Step 2.3.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4
Simplify.
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Step 2.3.4.1
Add and .
Step 2.3.4.2
Reorder terms.
Step 2.4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 2.5
Solve for .
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Step 2.5.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.5.3
Factor out of .
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Step 2.5.3.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.5.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.5.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.5.4.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.5.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.5.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.5.4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.4.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.5.4.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.4.2.3.2
Divide by .
Step 2.5.4.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.5.4.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.5.4.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.5.4.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.5.4.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.4.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.4.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.5.4.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.5.4.3.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.4.3.1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.4.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.5.4.3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.5.4.3.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.4.3.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.4.3.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.5.4.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.5.4.3.3
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 2.5.4.3.3.1
Multiply by .
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Reorder the factors of .
Step 2.5.4.3.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.5.4.3.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.5.4.3.5.1
Factor out of .
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Step 2.5.4.3.5.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.5.4.3.5.1.3
Factor out of .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.5.4.3.5.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.6
Replace with .
Step 3
Set the derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 3.1
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 3.2
Solve the equation for .
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Step 3.2.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.2.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.1.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.2.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.1.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.1.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.2.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.2.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.3.3.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 3.2.4
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.2.5
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.5.3
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 3.2.5.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.5.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.5.3.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.5.3.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.2.5.3.5
Add and .
Step 3.2.5.3.6
Rewrite as .
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Step 3.2.5.3.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.2.5.3.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.2.5.3.6.3
Combine and .
Step 3.2.5.3.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.2.5.3.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.5.3.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.5.3.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.2.5.4
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 3.2.5.5
Reorder factors in .
Step 3.2.6
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 3.2.6.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 3.2.6.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 3.2.6.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 4
Solve the function at .
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Step 4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 4.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 4.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2
The final answer is .
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
Combine and .
Step 5.2.2
The final answer is .
Step 6
The horizontal tangent lines are
Step 7