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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.2
Combine fractions.
Step 1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 1.2.3
Combine and .
Step 1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.4
Simplify terms.
Step 1.4.1
Combine.
Step 1.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.4.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.4.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.4.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.5
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.8
Simplify terms.
Step 1.8.1
Combine and .
Step 1.8.2
Combine and .
Step 1.8.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.8.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.8.3.2
Divide by .
Step 1.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.10
Combine fractions.
Step 1.10.1
Add and .
Step 1.10.2
Combine and .
Step 1.11
Simplify.
Step 1.11.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.11.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.11.2.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.11.2.2
Add and .
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
Differentiate.
Step 2.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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 2.4
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
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.6
Simplify terms.
Step 2.6.1
Combine.
Step 2.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.6.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.6.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.6.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.6.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.10
Simplify terms.
Step 2.10.1
Combine and .
Step 2.10.2
Combine and .
Step 2.10.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.10.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.10.3.2
Divide by .
Step 2.11
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.12
Combine fractions.
Step 2.12.1
Add and .
Step 2.12.2
Combine and .
Step 2.12.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.13
Simplify.
Step 2.13.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.13.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.13.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.1.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.13.3.1.4.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.1.4.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.1.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.3
Since both terms are perfect cubes, factor using the difference of cubes formula, where and .
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.4
Simplify.
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.4.1
Move to the left of .
Step 2.13.3.1.4.2.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.1.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.13.3.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.4
Since both terms are perfect cubes, factor using the sum of cubes formula, where and .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5
Simplify.
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5.4
Multiply .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5.5
Move to the left of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.5.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6
Combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.1.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.8
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.9
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.11
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.12
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.1.7.6.13
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.1.7.7
Factor out negative.
Step 2.13.3.1.8
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.13.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.3
Combine and .
Step 2.13.3.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.13.3.5
Simplify each term.
Step 2.13.3.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.2.2
To multiply absolute values, multiply the terms inside each absolute value.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.2.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.2.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.2.6
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.4
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.1
Combine.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.2.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.5
Move to the left of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.6.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.6.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.7
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.7.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.7.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.7.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.8
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.8.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.8.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.8.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.8.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.8.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.10
Simplify.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.10.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.10.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.11
Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.12
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13
Simplify each term.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.3.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.3.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.4
Move to the left of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.5.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.5.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.5.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.5.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.6
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.7
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.7.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.9
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.10
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.13.11
Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.18
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19
Simplify each term.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.1.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.3.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.3.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.5
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.6.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.6.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.6.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.8
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.9
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.9.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.9.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.9.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.9.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.10
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.11
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.12
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.12.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.12.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.12.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.12.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.12.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.13
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.14
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.14.1
Move .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.14.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.14.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.14.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.14.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.15
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.16
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.17
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.17.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.17.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.17.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.17.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.18
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.19
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.20
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.19.20.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.20.1
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.20.2
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.20.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.20.4
Add and .
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Add and .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.22.1
Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.26.1
Subtract from .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.26.2
Add and .
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Reorder terms.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.28
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.28.1
Regroup terms.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.28.2
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 2.13.3.5.1.28.4
Reorder terms.
Step 2.13.3.5.1.29
Factor out negative.
Step 2.13.3.5.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.13.3.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.7
Combine and .
Step 2.13.3.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.13.3.9
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.13.3.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.9.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.9.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.13.3.9.2
Multiply .
Step 2.13.3.9.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.9.2.2
To multiply absolute values, multiply the terms inside each absolute value.
Step 2.13.3.9.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.9.2.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.3.9.2.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.9.2.6
Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.13.3.9.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.9.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.9.4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.3.9.5
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.1
Combine.
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.2.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.3
Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
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Move to the left of .
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Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.6.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.13.3.9.5.1.6.3
Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
Step 2.13.3.9.5.2
Subtract from .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.9.7.1.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.9.7.1.3
Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.13.3.9.7.3
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
Step 2.13.3.9.8.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.13.3.9.8.1.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.3.9.8.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.13.3.9.8.2
Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.13.4
Combine terms.
Step 2.13.4.1
Rewrite as a product.
Step 2.13.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.13.4.3
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 2.13.4.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.13.4.6
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
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.2
Combine fractions.
Step 4.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.3
Combine and .
Step 4.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Simplify terms.
Step 4.1.4.1
Combine.
Step 4.1.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.4.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.4.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.4.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.8
Simplify terms.
Step 4.1.8.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.8.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.8.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.8.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.8.3.2
Divide by .
Step 4.1.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.10
Combine fractions.
Step 4.1.10.1
Add and .
Step 4.1.10.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.11
Simplify.
Step 4.1.11.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.11.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.1.11.2.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.1.11.2.2
Add and .
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
Factor the left side of the equation.
Step 5.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.1.3
Since both terms are perfect cubes, factor using the difference of cubes formula, where and .
Step 5.3.1.4
Factor.
Step 5.3.1.4.1
Simplify.
Step 5.3.1.4.1.1
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.1.4.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.1.4.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 5.3.2
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 5.3.3
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 5.3.3.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.3.3.2
Solve for .
Step 5.3.3.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5.3.3.2.2
Simplify .
Step 5.3.3.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.3.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 5.3.3.2.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 5.3.4
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 5.3.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.3.4.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.5
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 5.3.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.3.5.2
Solve for .
Step 5.3.5.2.1
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 5.3.5.2.2
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 5.3.5.2.3
Simplify.
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.2
Multiply .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.3.5.2.3.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.5.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.4
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.2
Multiply .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.3.5.2.4.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.3
Change the to .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.6
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.2.4.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.3.5.2.5
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.3.5.2.5.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.3
Change the to .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.6
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.2.5.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.3.5.2.6
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 5.3.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.2
Solve for .
Step 6.2.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 6.2.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.2.1.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.2.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 6.2.1.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.2.1.3.1
Divide by .
Step 6.2.2
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 6.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 6.2.4
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 6.2.5
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 6.2.6
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 6.2.6.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.2.6.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.2.6.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2.6.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.2.6.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.2.6.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.7
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.2.8
Factor the left side of the equation.
Step 6.2.8.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.8.2
Since both terms are perfect cubes, factor using the difference of cubes formula, where and .
Step 6.2.8.3
Simplify.
Step 6.2.8.3.1
Move to the left of .
Step 6.2.8.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.9
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 6.2.10
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 6.2.10.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.2.10.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 6.2.11
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 6.2.11.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.2.11.2
Solve for .
Step 6.2.11.2.1
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 6.2.11.2.2
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 6.2.11.2.3
Simplify.
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.2
Multiply .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.2.11.2.3.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 6.2.11.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.4
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.2
Multiply .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.2.11.2.4.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.3
Change the to .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.5
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.6
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.11.2.4.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.2.11.2.5
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.2.11.2.5.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.3
Change the to .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.5
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.6
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.11.2.5.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.2.11.2.6
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 6.2.12
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 6.3
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 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
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 9.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 9.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.1.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 9.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 9.1.2.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.2.2
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.2.3
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 9.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 9.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 9.2.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 9.2.2
Combine and .
Step 9.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 9.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.2.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 9.2.5
Divide by .
Step 9.2.6
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 9.2.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 9.3.1
Divide by .
Step 9.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 10
Step 10.1
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the first derivative or undefined.
Step 10.2
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 10.2.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.2.2
Simplify the result.
Step 10.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.2.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.2.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.2.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.2.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 10.2.2.2.4
Subtract from .
Step 10.2.2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 10.2.2.3.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 10.2.2.3.2
Combine and .
Step 10.2.2.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 10.2.2.3.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.2.2.3.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.2.2.3.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 10.2.2.3.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 10.2.2.3.6
is approximately which is negative so negate and remove the absolute value
Step 10.2.2.4
Combine fractions.
Step 10.2.2.4.1
Combine and .
Step 10.2.2.4.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 10.2.2.4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.2.2.4.2.2
Divide by .
Step 10.2.2.4.2.3
Divide by .
Step 10.2.2.5
The final answer is .
Step 10.3
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 10.3.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.3.2
Simplify the result.
Step 10.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.3.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.3.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.3.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.3.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 10.3.2.2.4
Subtract from .
Step 10.3.2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 10.3.2.3.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 10.3.2.3.2
Combine and .
Step 10.3.2.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 10.3.2.3.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.3.2.3.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.3.2.3.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 10.3.2.3.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 10.3.2.3.6
is approximately which is negative so negate and remove the absolute value
Step 10.3.2.4
Combine fractions.
Step 10.3.2.4.1
Combine and .
Step 10.3.2.4.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 10.3.2.4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.3.2.4.2.2
Divide by .
Step 10.3.2.4.2.3
Divide by .
Step 10.3.2.5
The final answer is .
Step 10.4
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 10.4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.4.2
Simplify the result.
Step 10.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.4.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.4.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.4.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.4.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 10.4.2.2.4
Subtract from .
Step 10.4.2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 10.4.2.3.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 10.4.2.3.2
Combine and .
Step 10.4.2.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 10.4.2.3.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.4.2.3.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.4.2.3.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 10.4.2.3.5
Divide by .
Step 10.4.2.3.6
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 10.4.2.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 10.4.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.4.2.4.2
Divide by .
Step 10.4.2.5
The final answer is .
Step 10.5
Since the first derivative did not change signs around , this is not a local maximum or minimum.
Not a local maximum or minimum
Step 10.6
Since the first derivative changed signs from negative to positive around , then is a local minimum.
is a local minimum
is a local minimum
Step 11