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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.7
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.8
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.1.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.8.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.1.8.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.11
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.12
Add and .
Step 1.1.13
Simplify.
Step 1.1.13.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.13.2
Combine terms.
Step 1.1.13.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.1.13.2.2
Combine and .
Step 1.1.13.2.3
Combine and .
Step 1.1.13.2.4
Combine and .
Step 1.1.13.2.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.13.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.13.2.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.13.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.13.2.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.13.2.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.13.2.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.13.2.7
Combine and .
Step 1.1.13.2.8
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.13.2.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.13.2.8.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.13.2.8.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.13.2.8.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.13.2.8.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.13.2.9
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
Multiply through by the least common denominator , then simplify.
Step 2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.2
Simplify.
Step 2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.2.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.2.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.2.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.2.4.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.2.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2.4.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.2.4.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 2.4
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 2.5
Simplify.
Step 2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.5.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.5.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3
Simplify .
Step 2.6
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 2.6.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.6.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.6.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.6.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.6.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.6.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.6.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.3
Simplify .
Step 2.6.4
Change the to .
Step 2.7
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 2.7.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.7.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.7.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.7.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.7.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.7.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.7.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.7.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.7.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.7.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.7.3
Simplify .
Step 2.7.4
Change the to .
Step 2.8
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 3
Step 3.1
The domain of the expression is all real numbers except where the expression is undefined. In this case, there is no real number that makes the expression undefined.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.7
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.8
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.1.2.1.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.8.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.1.8.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.2.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.1.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.2.3
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 4.1.2.2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.2.2.4.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.5.3
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.2.4.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.2.2.4.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.1.2.2.4.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.7
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.9
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.9.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.2.4.10
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 4.1.2.2.5
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.2.6
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.2.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.1.2.2.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.2.9
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.2.10
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.1.2.2.10.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.2.10.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.2.10.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.2.11
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.1.2.2.11.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.2.2.11.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.11.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.1.2.2.11.1.3
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 4.1.2.2.11.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.11.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.2.11.1.6
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 4.1.2.2.11.2
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.2.11.3
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.2.12
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.2.13
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.2.2.14
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.2.15
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.2.2.16
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.17
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 4.1.2.2.17.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.17.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.18
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.2.19
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.20
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 4.1.2.2.20.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.20.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.21
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.2.22
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.23
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.2.24
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.2.25
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 4.1.2.2.25.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.2.25.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.2.25.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.2.25.8
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.2.25.10
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.11
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.12
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.13
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.14
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.15
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.16
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.2.25.17
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.1.2.4
Multiply .
Step 4.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.1.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.5.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.1.2.5.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.5.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.5.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
Step 4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.7
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.8
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.2.1.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.8.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.1.8.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.2.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.3
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 4.2.2.2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.2.4.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.6
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.8
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.9
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.9.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.9.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.9.3
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.9.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.9.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.2.4.9.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.2.4.9.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.2.2.2.4.10
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.11
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.13
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.14
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.15
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.15.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.15.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2.4.16
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 4.2.2.2.4.17
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.5
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.2.6
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.2.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.2.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.9
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2.10
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.2.2.2.10.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.2.10.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.2.10.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.2.11
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.4
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.4.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.4.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.4.6
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.5.3
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.2.11.1.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.2.2.2.11.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.2.11.3
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.2.12
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.2.13
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.2.2.14
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.2.15
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.2.2.16
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.17
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 4.2.2.2.17.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.17.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.18
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.2.2.19
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.20
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 4.2.2.2.20.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.20.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.21
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.2.2.22
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.23
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.2.24
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.2.2.25
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 4.2.2.2.25.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.2.25.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.2.25.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.2.25.8
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.9
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.2.25.11
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.12
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.13
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.14
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.15
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.16
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.17
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.2.25.18
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.2.2.4
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.2.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.5.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.2.5.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.5.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.5.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3
List all of the points.
Step 5