Calculus Examples

Find the Second Derivative y=(x^9+x)^(5/6)
Step 1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.3
Combine and .
Step 1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.6
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.6.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.6.2
Combine and .
Step 1.6.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.8
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.10
Simplify.
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Step 1.10.1
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.10.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2
Find the second derivative.
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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 Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3
Differentiate.
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Step 2.3.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 2.3.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.7
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.3.7.1
Add and .
Step 2.3.7.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.6
Combine and .
Step 2.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.8
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.9
Combine fractions.
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Step 2.9.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.9.2
Combine and .
Step 2.9.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.10
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.11
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.12
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.13
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.14
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.15
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.16
Add and .
Step 2.17
Combine and .
Step 2.18
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.19
Combine and .
Step 2.20
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.21
Multiply by .
Step 2.22
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.22.1
Move .
Step 2.22.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.22.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.22.4
Add and .
Step 2.22.5
Divide by .
Step 2.23
Simplify .
Step 2.24
Rewrite as a product.
Step 2.25
Multiply by .
Step 2.26
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.26.1
Move .
Step 2.26.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.26.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.26.4
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 2.26.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.26.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.26.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.26.6
Add and .
Step 2.27
Multiply by .
Step 2.28
Multiply by .
Step 2.29
Simplify.
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Step 2.29.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.29.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.29.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.29.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.29.4.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.29.4.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.29.4.1.1.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.29.4.1.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.29.4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.29.4.1.3.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 2.29.4.1.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.29.4.1.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.29.4.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 2.29.4.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.29.4.1.6
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 2.29.4.1.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.29.4.1.7
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 2.29.4.1.7.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.2.1
Move .
Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.7.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.7.2
Add and .
Step 2.29.4.1.8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.29.4.1.9
Simplify.
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Step 2.29.4.1.9.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.9.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.29.4.1.11
Simplify.
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Step 2.29.4.1.11.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.1.11.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.29.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.29.4.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.29.5
Factor out of .
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Step 2.29.5.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.29.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.29.5.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.29.5.5
Factor out of .