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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 1.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3
Apply basic rules of exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.1.3.2
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.3
Differentiate.
Step 1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.3
Add and .
Step 1.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.5
Combine and .
Step 1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.8
Combine fractions.
Step 1.8.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.8.2
Combine and .
Step 1.8.3
Combine and .
Step 1.8.4
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.9
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.11
Add and .
Step 1.12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.13
Multiply.
Step 1.13.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.13.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.15
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.16
Combine and .
Step 1.17
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.18
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.18.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.18.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.19
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.20
Combine and .
Step 1.21
Combine and .
Step 1.22
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.23
Simplify.
Step 1.23.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.23.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.23.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.23.3.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.23.3.1.1
Add and .
Step 1.23.3.1.2
Add and .
Step 1.23.3.2
Simplify each term.
Step 1.23.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.23.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.23.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.23.3.4
Add and .
Step 1.23.3.5
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.23.3.6
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.23.4
Combine terms.
Step 1.23.4.1
Rewrite as a product.
Step 1.23.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.
Step 2.1.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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
Differentiate.
Step 2.5.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.5.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.5.3
Add and .
Step 2.5.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.5.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.7
Combine and .
Step 2.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.9
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.9.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.10
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.11
Combine and .
Step 2.12
Combine and .
Step 2.13
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.14
Combine and .
Step 2.15
Move to the left of .
Step 2.16
Factor out of .
Step 2.17
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.17.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.17.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.17.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.18
Simplify terms.
Step 2.18.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.18.2
Combine and .
Step 2.18.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.18.4
Divide by .
Step 2.19
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.20
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.21
Combine and .
Step 2.22
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.23
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.23.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.24
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.25
Combine and .
Step 2.26
Combine and .
Step 2.27
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.28
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.29
Combine and .
Step 2.30
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.31
Multiply by .
Step 2.32
Combine and .
Step 2.33
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.34
Combine and .
Step 2.35
Simplify.
Step 2.35.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.35.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.35.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.35.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.35.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.35.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.35.5.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.1.1
Move .
Step 2.35.5.1.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.1.4
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.1.1.5
Divide by .
Step 2.35.5.1.2
Simplify .
Step 2.35.5.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.4.1
Move .
Step 2.35.5.1.4.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.4.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.4.4
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.1.4.5
Divide by .
Step 2.35.5.1.5
Simplify .
Step 2.35.5.1.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.6.1
Move .
Step 2.35.5.1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.35.5.1.6.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.6.3
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.6.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.6.5
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.1.7
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.7.1
Move .
Step 2.35.5.1.7.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.7.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.7.4
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.1.7.5
Divide by .
Step 2.35.5.1.8
Simplify .
Step 2.35.5.1.9
Rewrite as .
Step 2.35.5.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.11
Move to the left of .
Step 2.35.5.1.12
Rewrite as .
Step 2.35.5.1.13
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.35.5.1.13.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.35.5.1.13.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.35.5.1.13.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.35.5.1.14
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.5
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.6.1
Move .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.6.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.6.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.6.4
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.6.5
Divide by .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.7
Simplify .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.8
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.8.1
Move .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.8.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.8.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.8.4
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.8.5
Divide by .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.9
Simplify .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.10
Multiply .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.1.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.14.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.35.5.1.15
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.35.5.1.16
Simplify.
Step 2.35.5.1.16.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.16.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.16.2.1
Move .
Step 2.35.5.1.16.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.16.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.16.2.4
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.1.16.2.5
Divide by .
Step 2.35.5.1.16.3
Simplify .
Step 2.35.5.1.16.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.16.4.1
Move .
Step 2.35.5.1.16.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.1.16.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.35.5.1.16.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.1.16.4.3
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.16.4.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.1.16.4.5
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.1.17
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.35.5.3
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.35.5.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.5.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.35.5.4.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.5.4.2
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.4.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.5.4.4
Add and .
Step 2.35.5.5
Reorder factors in .
Step 2.35.6
Combine terms.
Step 2.35.6.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.35.6.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.35.6.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.35.6.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.35.6.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.35.6.2
Simplify.
Step 2.35.6.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.35.6.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.35.6.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.35.6.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.35.6.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.35.6.6
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.35.6.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.35.6.8
Add and .
Step 2.35.7
Reorder terms.
Step 2.35.8
Reorder factors in .
Step 3
The second derivative of with respect to is .