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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.4
Combine and .
Step 1.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.7
Combine fractions.
Step 1.7.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.7.2
Combine and .
Step 1.7.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.8
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.11
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.12
Multiply by .
Step 1.13
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.15
Multiply by .
Step 1.16
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.17
Add and .
Step 1.18
Simplify.
Step 1.18.1
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.18.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.18.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.18.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.18.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.18.3.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.18.3.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.18.3.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 1.18.3.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 1.18.3.2
Factor using the AC method.
Step 1.18.3.2.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 1.18.3.2.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 2
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
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.4
Simplify.
Step 2.5
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.6
Differentiate.
Step 2.6.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.6.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.6.4.1
Add and .
Step 2.6.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.5
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.6.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.8
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 2.6.8.1
Add and .
Step 2.6.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.8.3
Add and .
Step 2.6.8.4
Subtract from .
Step 2.7
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.7.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.7.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.7.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.8
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.9
Combine and .
Step 2.10
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.11
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.11.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.12
Combine fractions.
Step 2.12.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.12.2
Combine and .
Step 2.12.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.13
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.15
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.16
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.17
Multiply by .
Step 2.18
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.19
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.20
Multiply by .
Step 2.21
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.22
Combine fractions.
Step 2.22.1
Add and .
Step 2.22.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23
Simplify.
Step 2.23.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.23.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.23.4.4
Move to the left of .
Step 2.23.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.6
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.23.4.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.7
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.23.4.7.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.23.4.7.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.7.1.1.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.7.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.7.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.7.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.7.2
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.9
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.23.4.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.9.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.9.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.9.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.9.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.9.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.9.2
Factor using the AC method.
Step 2.23.4.9.2.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 2.23.4.9.2.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 2.23.4.10
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.11
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.23.4.11.1
Factor by grouping.
Step 2.23.4.11.1.1
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 2.23.4.11.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.11.1.1.2
Rewrite as plus
Step 2.23.4.11.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.11.1.2
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
Step 2.23.4.11.1.2.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Step 2.23.4.11.1.2.2
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 2.23.4.11.1.3
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 2.23.4.11.2
Combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.11.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.11.2.4
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.7
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.8
Rewrite as .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.9
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.11
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.11.2.12
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.11.2.13
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.12
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.23.4.13
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.14
Combine and .
Step 2.23.4.15
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.23.4.16
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.17
Combine and .
Step 2.23.4.18
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.23.4.19
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 2.23.4.19.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.1.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.23.4.19.1.4
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.1.5
Divide by .
Step 2.23.4.19.2
Simplify .
Step 2.23.4.19.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.4
Simplify.
Step 2.23.4.19.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.6
Simplify.
Step 2.23.4.19.6.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.6.1.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.6.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.6.2.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.2.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.6.2.3
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.6.3.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.6.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.8
Simplify.
Step 2.23.4.19.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.8.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.8.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.9
Rewrite as .
Step 2.23.4.19.10
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.23.4.19.10.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.10.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.10.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.11
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.23.4.19.11.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.23.4.19.11.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.11.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.23.4.19.11.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.11.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.23.4.19.12
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.13
Simplify.
Step 2.23.4.19.13.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.13.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.14
Rewrite as .
Step 2.23.4.19.15
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.23.4.19.15.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.15.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.15.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.16
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.23.4.19.16.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.23.4.19.16.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.16.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.23.4.19.16.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.16.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.23.4.19.17
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 2.23.4.19.18
Simplify each term.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.1.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.3.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.3.3
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.6.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.6.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.6.3
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.7
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.8
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.18.8.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.9
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.10
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.11
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.18.12
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.19
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.20
Subtract from .
Step 2.23.4.19.21
Subtract from .
Step 2.23.4.19.22
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.23
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.23.4.19.24
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.24.1
Move .
Step 2.23.4.19.24.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.4.19.24.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.23.4.19.24.4
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.24.5
Divide by .
Step 2.23.4.19.25
Simplify .
Step 2.23.4.19.26
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.27
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.23.4.19.28
Simplify.
Step 2.23.4.19.28.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.28.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.28.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.4.19.29
Subtract from .
Step 2.23.4.19.30
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.31
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.32
Subtract from .
Step 2.23.4.19.33
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.34
Add and .
Step 2.23.4.19.35
Subtract from .
Step 2.23.4.19.36
Subtract from .
Step 2.23.4.19.37
Reorder terms.
Step 2.23.5
Combine terms.
Step 2.23.5.1
Combine and .
Step 2.23.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.5.5
Rewrite as a product.
Step 2.23.5.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.6
Simplify the denominator.
Step 2.23.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.6.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.6.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.6.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.6.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.6.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.6.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.6.1.7
Factor out of .
Step 2.23.6.2
Combine exponents.
Step 2.23.6.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.23.6.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.23.6.2.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.23.6.2.4
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.23.6.2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.23.6.2.6
Add and .
Step 3
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 4.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Combine and .
Step 4.1.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.7
Combine fractions.
Step 4.1.7.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.7.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.7.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.1.8
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.11
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.12
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.13
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.15
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.16
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.17
Add and .
Step 4.1.18
Simplify.
Step 4.1.18.1
Reorder the factors of .
Step 4.1.18.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.18.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.18.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.18.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.18.3.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.18.3.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.18.3.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.18.3.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.18.3.2
Factor using the AC method.
Step 4.1.18.3.2.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 4.1.18.3.2.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 4.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 5.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 5.3
Solve the equation for .
Step 5.3.1
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 5.3.2
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 5.3.2.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.3.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.3
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 5.3.3.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.3.3.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.4
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Convert expressions with fractional exponents to radicals.
Step 6.1.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 6.1.2
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 6.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.3
Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.
No solution
Step 6.4
Set the radicand in less than to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.5
Solve for .
Step 6.5.1
Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.
Step 6.5.2
The solution consists of all of the true intervals.
Step 6.6
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 7
Critical points to evaluate.
Step 8
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Step 9
Step 9.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 9.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.7
Subtract from .
Step 9.1.8
Add and .
Step 9.1.9
Add and .
Step 9.1.10
Subtract from .
Step 9.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 9.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 9.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 9.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 9.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 9.2.3
Add and .
Step 9.2.4
Add and .
Step 9.3
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 9.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 9.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 9.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10
is a local minimum because the value of the second derivative is positive. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local minimum
Step 11
Step 11.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 11.2
Simplify the result.
Step 11.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.5
Subtract from .
Step 11.2.6
Add and .
Step 11.2.7
Add and .
Step 11.2.8
Rewrite as .
Step 11.2.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.2.8.2
Rewrite as .
Step 11.2.9
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 11.2.10
The final answer is .
Step 12
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Step 13
Step 13.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 13.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 13.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 13.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 13.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 13.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 13.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 13.1.7
Subtract from .
Step 13.1.8
Add and .
Step 13.1.9
Add and .
Step 13.1.10
Subtract from .
Step 13.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 13.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 13.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 13.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 13.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 13.2.3
Add and .
Step 13.2.4
Add and .
Step 13.3
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 13.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 13.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 13.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 13.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 13.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 14
is a local maximum because the value of the second derivative is negative. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local maximum
Step 15
Step 15.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 15.2
Simplify the result.
Step 15.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 15.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 15.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 15.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 15.2.5
Subtract from .
Step 15.2.6
Add and .
Step 15.2.7
Add and .
Step 15.2.8
Rewrite as .
Step 15.2.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 15.2.8.2
Rewrite as .
Step 15.2.9
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 15.2.10
The final answer is .
Step 16
These are the local extrema for .
is a local minima
is a local maxima
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