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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
The derivative of with respect to is .
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
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 2.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.4.1
Evaluate .
Step 2.5
The cosine function is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 2.6
Simplify .
Step 2.6.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.6.2
Combine fractions.
Step 2.6.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.6.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.6.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.6.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.7
Find the period of .
Step 2.7.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 2.7.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 2.7.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 2.7.4
Divide by .
Step 2.8
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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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
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.1.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.1.2.1.3
The exact value of is .
Step 4.1.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.1.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
Step 4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.2.1.3
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.2.2.1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 4.2.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.2.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.3
Evaluate at .
Step 4.3.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.3.2
Simplify.
Step 4.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.3.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.3.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.2.1.3
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.3.2.1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 4.3.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.3.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.3.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.3.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.3.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.3.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.4
Evaluate at .
Step 4.4.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.4.2
Simplify.
Step 4.4.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.4.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.4.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.4.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.4.2.1.3
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.4.2.1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 4.4.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.4.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.4.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.4.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.4.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.4.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.2.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.4.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.5
Evaluate at .
Step 4.5.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.5.2
Simplify.
Step 4.5.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.5.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.5.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.5.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.5.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.5.2.1.3
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.5.2.1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 4.5.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.5.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.5.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.5.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.5.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.5.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.5.2.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.5.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.6
Evaluate at .
Step 4.6.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.6.2
Simplify.
Step 4.6.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.6.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.6.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.6.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.6.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.6.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.6.2.1.3
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.
Step 4.6.2.1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 4.6.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.6.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.6.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.6.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.6.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.6.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.6.2.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.6.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.7
Evaluate at .
Step 4.7.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.7.2
Simplify.
Step 4.7.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.7.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.7.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.7.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.7.2.1.3
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.7.2.1.4
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.
Step 4.7.2.1.5
The exact value of is .
Step 4.7.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.7.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.7.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.7.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.7.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.7.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.2.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.7.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.8
Evaluate at .
Step 4.8.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.8.2
Simplify.
Step 4.8.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.8.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.8.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.8.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.8.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.8.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.8.2.1.3
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.8.2.1.4
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.
Step 4.8.2.1.5
The exact value of is .
Step 4.8.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.8.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.8.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.8.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.8.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.8.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.8.2.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.8.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.9
Evaluate at .
Step 4.9.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.9.2
Simplify.
Step 4.9.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.9.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.9.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.9.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.9.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.9.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.9.2.1.3
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.9.2.1.4
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.
Step 4.9.2.1.5
The exact value of is .
Step 4.9.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.9.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.9.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.9.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.9.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.9.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.9.2.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.9.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.10
Evaluate at .
Step 4.10.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.10.2
Simplify.
Step 4.10.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.10.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.10.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.10.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.10.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.10.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.10.2.1.3
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 4.10.2.1.4
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.
Step 4.10.2.1.5
The exact value of is .
Step 4.10.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.10.2.3
Combine fractions.
Step 4.10.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 4.10.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.10.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.10.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.10.2.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.10.2.5
Divide by .
Step 4.11
List all of the points.
Step 5