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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.
Step 1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.2
Combine fractions.
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 .
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.
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.
Step 1.4.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.6.2
Combine and .
Step 1.5
Simplify.
Step 1.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.2
Simplify each term.
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 .
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
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
Multiply the exponents in .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
Step 2.8.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.6.2
Factor out of .
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.
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.
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.
Step 2.12.5.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
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.
Step 2.12.5.2.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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 .
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 .