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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.2
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.7
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.9
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.10
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.11
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.13
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.2.13.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.13.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
Simplify.
Step 1.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.2.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.2.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.2.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.3.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.5.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.2
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.1.3.3.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.3.3.2.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.3.2.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.3.2.4
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.3.3
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.3.4
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.5
Simplify the denominator.
Step 1.1.3.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.3.5.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 1.1.3.5.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.1.3.6
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.7
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.3.8
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.9
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.3.10
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 2.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 2.3
Solve the equation for .
Step 2.3.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.3.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.3.1.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.3.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.1.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.1.3.1
Divide by .
Step 2.3.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 2.3.4
Simplify .
Step 2.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.4.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.4.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.4.5
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 2.3.4.6
Move to the left of .
Step 2.3.5
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 2.3.5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 2.3.5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 2.3.5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 3.2
Solve for .
Step 3.2.1
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3.2.2
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.2.2.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.2.2.2
Solve for .
Step 3.2.2.2.1
Set the equal to .
Step 3.2.2.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.3
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.2.3.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.2.3.2
Solve for .
Step 3.2.3.2.1
Set the equal to .
Step 3.2.3.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.4
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 3.3
The equation is undefined where the denominator equals , the argument of a square root is less than , or the argument of a logarithm is less than or equal to .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.3
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Undefined
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
Step 4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.3
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Undefined
Undefined
Step 5
There are no values of in the domain of the original problem where the derivative is or undefined.
No critical points found