Calculus Examples

Find the Second Derivative f'(x)=d/(dx)*8cos(2x)
Step 1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1
Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.
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Step 1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.2
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 1.1.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.3.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.4
Differentiate.
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Step 1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4.6
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.4.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.6.2
Combine and .
Step 1.5
Simplify.
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Step 1.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.5.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.5.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.3
Factor out of .
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Step 1.5.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.4
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.5
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.6
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.7
Rewrite as .
Step 1.5.8
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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
Multiply by .
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 2.4
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.5
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.5.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.5.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.5.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.6
Differentiate.
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Step 2.6.1
Since is constant with respect to , 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
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.6.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.6.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.6.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.7
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.7.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.7.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.7.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.8
Differentiate.
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Step 2.8.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.8.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.8.6
Simplify with factoring out.
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Step 2.8.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.6.2
Factor out of .
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Step 2.8.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.6.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.6.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.9
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.9.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.9.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.10
Combine and .
Step 2.11
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.12
Simplify.
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Step 2.12.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.12.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.12.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.12.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.12.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.12.5.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 2.12.5.1.1
Reorder the factors in the terms and .
Step 2.12.5.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.12.5.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.12.5.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.12.5.2.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.12.5.2.1.1
Move .
Step 2.12.5.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.12.5.2.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.12.5.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.12.5.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.12.5.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.12.5.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.12.5.2.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.12.6
Factor out of .
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Step 2.12.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.12.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.12.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.12.6.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.12.6.5
Factor out of .
Step 3
The second derivative of with respect to is .