Calculus Examples

$7 \sqrt{x} e^{- x}$

Step 1

Write $7 \sqrt{x} e^{- x}$ as a function.

$f (x) = 7 \sqrt{x} e^{- x}$

Step 2

Find the second derivative.

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Step 2.1

Find the first derivative.

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Step 2.1.1

Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.

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Step 2.1.1.1

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{x}$ as $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}]$

Step 2.1.1.2

Since $7$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}$ with respect to $x$ is $7 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}]$ .

$7 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}]$

Step 2.1.2

Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [f (x) g (x)]$ is $f (x) \frac{d}{d x} [g (x)] + g (x) \frac{d}{d x} [f (x)]$ where $f (x) = x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ and $g (x) = e^{- x}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [e^{- x}] + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.3

Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [f (g (x))]$ is $f' (g (x)) g' (x)$ where $f (x) = e^{x}$ and $g (x) = - x$ .

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Step 2.1.3.1

To apply the Chain Rule, set $u$ as $- x$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (\frac{d}{d u} [e^{u}] \frac{d}{d x} [- x]) + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.3.2

Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d u} [a^{u}]$ is $a^{u} \ln (a)$ where $a$ = $e$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{u} \frac{d}{d x} [- x]) + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.3.3

Replace all occurrences of $u$ with $- x$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [- x]) + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.4

Differentiate.

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Step 2.1.4.1

Since $- 1$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $- x$ with respect to $x$ is $- \frac{d}{d x} [x]$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- \frac{d}{d x} [x])) + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.4.2

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 1$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1)) + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.4.3

Simplify the expression.

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Step 2.1.4.3.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} \cdot - 1) + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.4.3.2

Move $- 1$ to the left of $e^{- x}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 1 \cdot e^{- x}) + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.4.3.3

Rewrite $- 1 e^{- x}$ as $- e^{- x}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}])$

Step 2.1.4.4

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = \frac{1}{2}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1}))$

Step 2.1.5

To write $- 1$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1 \cdot \frac{2}{2}}))$

Step 2.1.6

Combine $- 1$ and $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{- 1 \cdot 2}{2}}))$

Step 2.1.7

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1 - 1 \cdot 2}{2}}))$

Step 2.1.8

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 2.1.8.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1 - 2}{2}}))$

Step 2.1.8.2

Subtract $2$ from $1$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{- 1}{2}}))$

Step 2.1.9

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{- \frac{1}{2}}))$

Step 2.1.10

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $x^{- \frac{1}{2}}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + e^{- x} \frac{x^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2})$

Step 2.1.11

Combine $e^{- x}$ and $\frac{x^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + \frac{e^{- x} x^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2})$

Step 2.1.12

Move $x^{- \frac{1}{2}}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) + \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})$

Step 2.1.13

Simplify.

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Step 2.1.13.1

Apply the distributive property.

$7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + 7 \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.1.13.2

Combine terms.

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Step 2.1.13.2.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $7$ .

$- 7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x})) + 7 \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.1.13.2.2

Combine $7$ and $\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} + \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.1.13.3

Reorder terms.

$f' (x) = - 7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2

Find the second derivative.

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Step 2.2.1

By the Sum Rule, the derivative of $- 7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{d}{d x} [- 7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}}] + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [- 7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}}] + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2

Evaluate $\frac{d}{d x} [- 7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}}]$ .

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Step 2.2.2.1

Since $- 7$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $- 7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ with respect to $x$ is $- 7 \frac{d}{d x} [e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}}]$ .

$- 7 \frac{d}{d x} [e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}}] + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.2

Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [f (x) g (x)]$ is $f (x) \frac{d}{d x} [g (x)] + g (x) \frac{d}{d x} [f (x)]$ where $f (x) = e^{- x}$ and $g (x) = x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}] + x^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [e^{- x}]) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.3

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = \frac{1}{2}$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [e^{- x}]) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.4

Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [f (g (x))]$ is $f' (g (x)) g' (x)$ where $f (x) = e^{x}$ and $g (x) = - x$ .

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Step 2.2.2.4.1

To apply the Chain Rule, set $u_{1}$ as $- x$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (\frac{d}{d u_{1}} [e^{u_{1}}] \frac{d}{d x} [- x])) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.4.2

Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d u_{1}} [a^{u_{1}}]$ is $a^{u_{1}} \ln (a)$ where $a$ = $e$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{u_{1}} \frac{d}{d x} [- x])) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.4.3

Replace all occurrences of $u_{1}$ with $- x$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [- x])) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.5

Since $- 1$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $- x$ with respect to $x$ is $- \frac{d}{d x} [x]$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- \frac{d}{d x} [x]))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.6

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 1$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.7

To write $- 1$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1 \cdot \frac{2}{2}}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.8

Combine $- 1$ and $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{- 1 \cdot 2}{2}}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.9

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1 - 1 \cdot 2}{2}}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.10

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 2.2.2.10.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1 - 2}{2}}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.10.2

Subtract $2$ from $1$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{- 1}{2}}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.11

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- 7 (e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{- \frac{1}{2}}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.12

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $x^{- \frac{1}{2}}$ .

$- 7 (e^{- x} \frac{x^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.13

Combine $e^{- x}$ and $\frac{x^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x} x^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.14

Move $x^{- \frac{1}{2}}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1))) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.15

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} \cdot - 1)) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.16

Move $- 1$ to the left of $e^{- x}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 1 \cdot e^{- x})) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.2.17

Rewrite $- 1 e^{- x}$ as $- e^{- x}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.3

Evaluate $\frac{d}{d x} [\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$ .

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Step 2.2.3.1

Since $\frac{7}{2}$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{7}{2} \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{e^{- x}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \frac{d}{d x} [\frac{e^{- x}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}]$

Step 2.2.3.2

Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [\frac{f (x)}{g (x)}]$ is $\frac{g (x) \frac{d}{d x} [f (x)] - f (x) \frac{d}{d x} [g (x)]}{{g (x)}^{2}}$ where $f (x) = e^{- x}$ and $g (x) = x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [e^{- x}] - e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}]}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.3

Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [f (g (x))]$ is $f' (g (x)) g' (x)$ where $f (x) = e^{x}$ and $g (x) = - x$ .

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Step 2.2.3.3.1

To apply the Chain Rule, set $u_{2}$ as $- x$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (\frac{d}{d u_{2}} [e^{u_{2}}] \frac{d}{d x} [- x]) - e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}]}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.3.2

Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d u_{2}} [a^{u_{2}}]$ is $a^{u_{2}} \ln (a)$ where $a$ = $e$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{u_{2}} \frac{d}{d x} [- x]) - e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}]}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.3.3

Replace all occurrences of $u_{2}$ with $- x$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [- x]) - e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}]}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.4

Since $- 1$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $- x$ with respect to $x$ is $- \frac{d}{d x} [x]$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- \frac{d}{d x} [x])) - e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}]}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.5

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 1$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1)) - e^{- x} \frac{d}{d x} [x^{\frac{1}{2}}]}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.6

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = \frac{1}{2}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} (- 1 \cdot 1)) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.7

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x} \cdot - 1) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.8

Move $- 1$ to the left of $e^{- x}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 1 \cdot e^{- x}) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.9

Rewrite $- 1 e^{- x}$ as $- e^{- x}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.10

To write $- 1$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} - 1 \cdot \frac{2}{2}})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.11

Combine $- 1$ and $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{- 1 \cdot 2}{2}})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.12

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1 - 1 \cdot 2}{2}})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.13

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 2.2.3.13.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{1 - 2}{2}})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.13.2

Subtract $2$ from $1$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{\frac{- 1}{2}})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.14

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - e^{- x} (\frac{1}{2} x^{- \frac{1}{2}})}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.15

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $x^{- \frac{1}{2}}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - e^{- x} \frac{x^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2}}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.16

Combine $\frac{x^{- \frac{1}{2}}}{2}$ and $e^{- x}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{x^{- \frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}}{2}}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.17

Move $x^{- \frac{1}{2}}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 2.2.3.18

Multiply the exponents in ${(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}$ .

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Step 2.2.3.18.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}}$

Step 2.2.3.18.2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 2.2.3.18.2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}}$

Step 2.2.3.18.2.2

Rewrite the expression.

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{x^{1}}$

Step 2.2.3.19

Simplify.

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7}{2} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{x}$

Step 2.2.3.20

Multiply $\frac{7}{2}$ by $\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{x}$ .

$- 7 (\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4

Simplify.

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Step 2.2.4.1

Apply the distributive property.

$- 7 \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} - 7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x}) - \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.2

Apply the distributive property.

$- 7 \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} - 7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + 7 (- \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3

Combine terms.

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Step 2.2.4.3.1

Combine $- 7$ and $\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$\frac{- 7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} - 7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + 7 (- \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} - 7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + \frac{7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + 7 (- \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3.3

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 7$ .

$- \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + 7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x})) + \frac{7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- e^{- x})) + 7 (- \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $7$ .

$- \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} + \frac{- 7 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (e^{- x})) + 7 (- \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3.5

Multiply $- 1$ by $7$ .

$- \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - 7 \frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3.6

Combine $- 7$ and $\frac{e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$- \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} + \frac{- 7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3.7

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3.8

To write $- \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{x}{x}$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} \cdot \frac{x}{x} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x}$

Step 2.2.4.3.9

To write $\frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} \cdot \frac{x}{x} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10

Write each expression with a common denominator of $2 x \cdot x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

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Step 2.2.4.3.10.1

Multiply $\frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ by $\frac{x}{x}$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} x} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.2

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 (x^{1} x^{\frac{1}{2}})} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.3

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{1 + \frac{1}{2}}} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.4

Write $1$ as a fraction with a common denominator.

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{2}{2} + \frac{1}{2}}} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.5

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{2 + 1}{2}}} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.6

Add $2$ and $1$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x} \cdot \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.7

Multiply $\frac{- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x}$ by $\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{(- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x \cdot x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.8

Multiply $x$ by $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.2.4.3.10.8.1

Move $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{(- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} x)}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.8.2

Multiply $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ by $x$ .

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Step 2.2.4.3.10.8.2.1

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{(- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} x^{1})}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.8.2.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{(- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2} + 1}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.8.3

Write $1$ as a fraction with a common denominator.

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{(- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{2}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.8.4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{(- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{1 + 2}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.10.8.5

Add $1$ and $2$ .

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x} x}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} + \frac{(- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.3.11

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} + \frac{- 7 e^{- x} x + (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.4

Reorder terms.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{- 7 e^{- x} x + (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5

Simplify each term.

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Step 2.2.4.5.1

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.1

Factor $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ out of $- 7 e^{- x} x + (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.1.1

Reorder the expression.

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.1.1.1

Move $e^{- x}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{- 7 x e^{- x} + (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}) x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.1.1.2

Reorder $- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ and $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{- 7 x e^{- x} + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.1.2

Factor $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ out of $- 7 x e^{- x}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.1.3

Factor $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ out of $x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}) + x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.2

Subtract $7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}$ from $- 7 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 14 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.3

Factor $7 e^{- x}$ out of $- 14 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x} - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.3.1

Factor $7 e^{- x}$ out of $- 14 x^{\frac{1}{2}} e^{- x}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (7 e^{- x} (- 2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}) - \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.3.2

Factor $7 e^{- x}$ out of $- \frac{7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (7 e^{- x} (- 2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}) + 7 e^{- x} (- \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}))}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.3.3

Factor $7 e^{- x}$ out of $7 e^{- x} (- 2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}) + 7 e^{- x} (- \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (7 e^{- x} (- 2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} - \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}))}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.4

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} - \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.4.1

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (7 e^{- x} (- (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}) - \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}))}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.4.2

Factor $- 1$ out of $- \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (7 e^{- x} (- (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}) - (\frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})))}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.4.3

Factor $- 1$ out of $- (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}) - (\frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (7 e^{- x} (- (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})))}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (7 e^{- x} \cdot - 1 (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}))}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.5

Combine exponents.

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.5.1

Factor out negative.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- (7 e^{- x} (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})))}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.5.2

Multiply $7$ by $- 1$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (- 7 (e^{- x} (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})))}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.6

To write $2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot \frac{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.7

Combine $2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ and $\frac{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} (\frac{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}})}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} + \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}})}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.8

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} (2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}) + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.9

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.1

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{2 \cdot 2 x^{\frac{1}{2}} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.2

Multiply $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ by $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.2.1

Move $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{2 \cdot 2 (x^{\frac{1}{2}} x^{\frac{1}{2}}) + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.2.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{2 \cdot 2 x^{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2}} + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.2.3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{2 \cdot 2 x^{\frac{1 + 1}{2}} + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.2.4

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{2 \cdot 2 x^{\frac{2}{2}} + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.2.5

Divide $2$ by $2$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{2 \cdot 2 x^{1} + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.3

Simplify $2 \cdot 2 x^{1}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{2 \cdot 2 x + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.9.4

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot - 7 e^{- x} \frac{4 x + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.10

Combine exponents.

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.10.1

Combine $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ and $\frac{4 x + 1}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{- 7 e^{- x} \frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x + 1)}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.10.2

Combine $\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x + 1)}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ and $- 7$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x + 1) \cdot - 7}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}} e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.10.3

Combine $\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x + 1) \cdot - 7}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ and $e^{- x}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x + 1) \cdot - 7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.11

Reduce the expression $\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x + 1) \cdot - 7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}$ by cancelling the common factors.

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Step 2.2.4.5.1.11.1

Cancel the common factor.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x + 1) \cdot - 7 e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{1}{2}}}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.11.2

Rewrite the expression.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{\frac{(4 x + 1) \cdot - 7 e^{- x}}{2}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.12

Move $- 7$ to the left of $4 x + 1$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{\frac{- 7 \cdot (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{2}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.1.13

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{- \frac{7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{2}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} - \frac{7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.5.3

Multiply $- \frac{7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$ .

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Step 2.2.4.5.3.1

Multiply $\frac{1}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$ by $\frac{7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{2}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} - \frac{7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{2 x^{\frac{3}{2}} \cdot 2}$

Step 2.2.4.5.3.2

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} - \frac{7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.6

To write $7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$ .

$7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot \frac{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} - \frac{7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.7

Combine $7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ and $\frac{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x^{\frac{3}{2}})}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} - \frac{7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.8

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}) - 7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 2.2.4.9.1

Factor $7 e^{- x}$ out of $7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}) - 7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}$ .

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Step 2.2.4.9.1.1

Factor $7 e^{- x}$ out of $7 e^{- x} x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x^{\frac{3}{2}})$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x^{\frac{3}{2}})) - 7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.1.2

Factor $7 e^{- x}$ out of $- 7 (4 x + 1) e^{- x}$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x^{\frac{3}{2}})) + 7 e^{- x} (- (4 x + 1))}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.1.3

Factor $7 e^{- x}$ out of $7 e^{- x} (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x^{\frac{3}{2}})) + 7 e^{- x} (- (4 x + 1))$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (x^{\frac{1}{2}} (4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}) - (4 x + 1))}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.2

Multiply $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ by $x^{\frac{3}{2}}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.2.4.9.2.1

Move $x^{\frac{3}{2}}$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (x^{\frac{3}{2}} x^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot 4 - (4 x + 1))}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.2.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (x^{\frac{3}{2} + \frac{1}{2}} \cdot 4 - (4 x + 1))}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.2.3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (x^{\frac{3 + 1}{2}} \cdot 4 - (4 x + 1))}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.2.4

Add $3$ and $1$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (x^{\frac{4}{2}} \cdot 4 - (4 x + 1))}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.2.5

Divide $4$ by $2$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (x^{2} \cdot 4 - (4 x + 1))}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.3

Simplify each term.

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Step 2.2.4.9.3.1

Move $4$ to the left of $x^{2}$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (4 \cdot x^{2} - (4 x + 1))}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.3.2

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - (4 x) - 1 \cdot 1)}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.3.3

Multiply $4$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1 \cdot 1)}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.2.4.9.3.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$f'' (x) = \frac{7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1)}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 2.3

The second derivative of $f (x)$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1)}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1)}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 3

Set the second derivative equal to $0$ then solve the equation $\frac{7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1)}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} = 0$ .

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Step 3.1

Set the second derivative equal to $0$ .

$\frac{7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1)}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} = 0$

Step 3.2

Set the numerator equal to zero.

$7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1) = 0$

Step 3.3

Solve the equation for $x$ .

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Step 3.3.1

If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to $0$ , the entire expression will be equal to $0$ .

$e^{- x} = 0$

$4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1 = 0$

Step 3.3.2

Set $e^{- x}$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

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Step 3.3.2.1

Set $e^{- x}$ equal to $0$ .

$e^{- x} = 0$

Step 3.3.2.2

Solve $e^{- x} = 0$ for $x$ .

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Step 3.3.2.2.1

Take the natural logarithm of both sides of the equation to remove the variable from the exponent.

$\ln (e^{- x}) = \ln (0)$

Step 3.3.2.2.2

The equation cannot be solved because $\ln (0)$ is undefined.

Undefined

Step 3.3.2.2.3

There is no solution for $e^{- x} = 0$

No solution

Step 3.3.3

Set $4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1$ equal to $0$ and solve for $x$ .

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Step 3.3.3.1

Set $4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1$ equal to $0$ .

$4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1 = 0$

Step 3.3.3.2

Solve $4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1 = 0$ for $x$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.1

Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.

$\frac{- b \pm \sqrt{b^{2} - 4 (a c)}}{2 a}$

Step 3.3.3.2.2

Substitute the values $a = 4$ , $b = - 4$ , and $c = - 1$ into the quadratic formula and solve for $x$ .

$\frac{4 \pm \sqrt{{(- 4)}^{2} - 4 \cdot (4 \cdot - 1)}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3

Simplify.

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Step 3.3.3.2.3.1

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.1

Raise $- 4$ to the power of $2$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 - 4 \cdot 4 \cdot - 1}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.2

Multiply $- 4 \cdot 4 \cdot - 1$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.2.1

Multiply $- 4$ by $4$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 - 16 \cdot - 1}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.2.2

Multiply $- 16$ by $- 1$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 + 16}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.3

Add $16$ and $16$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{32}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.4

Rewrite $32$ as $4^{2} \cdot 2$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.4.1

Factor $16$ out of $32$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 (2)}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.4.2

Rewrite $16$ as $4^{2}$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{4^{2} \cdot 2}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3.1.5

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$x = \frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3.2

Multiply $2$ by $4$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{8}$

Step 3.3.3.2.3.3

Simplify $\frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{8}$ .

$x = \frac{1 \pm \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4

Simplify the expression to solve for the $+$ portion of the $\pm$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.4.1

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.1

Raise $- 4$ to the power of $2$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 - 4 \cdot 4 \cdot - 1}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.2

Multiply $- 4 \cdot 4 \cdot - 1$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.2.1

Multiply $- 4$ by $4$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 - 16 \cdot - 1}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.2.2

Multiply $- 16$ by $- 1$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 + 16}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.3

Add $16$ and $16$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{32}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.4

Rewrite $32$ as $4^{2} \cdot 2$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.4.1

Factor $16$ out of $32$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 (2)}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.4.2

Rewrite $16$ as $4^{2}$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{4^{2} \cdot 2}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.1.5

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$x = \frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.2

Multiply $2$ by $4$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{8}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.3

Simplify $\frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{8}$ .

$x = \frac{1 \pm \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Step 3.3.3.2.4.4

Change the $\pm$ to $+$ .

$x = \frac{1 + \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5

Simplify the expression to solve for the $-$ portion of the $\pm$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.5.1

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.1

Raise $- 4$ to the power of $2$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 - 4 \cdot 4 \cdot - 1}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.2

Multiply $- 4 \cdot 4 \cdot - 1$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.2.1

Multiply $- 4$ by $4$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 - 16 \cdot - 1}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.2.2

Multiply $- 16$ by $- 1$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 + 16}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.3

Add $16$ and $16$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{32}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.4

Rewrite $32$ as $4^{2} \cdot 2$ .

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Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.4.1

Factor $16$ out of $32$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{16 (2)}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.4.2

Rewrite $16$ as $4^{2}$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm \sqrt{4^{2} \cdot 2}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.1.5

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$x = \frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.2

Multiply $2$ by $4$ .

$x = \frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{8}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.3

Simplify $\frac{4 \pm 4 \sqrt{2}}{8}$ .

$x = \frac{1 \pm \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Step 3.3.3.2.5.4

Change the $\pm$ to $-$ .

$x = \frac{1 - \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Step 3.3.3.2.6

The final answer is the combination of both solutions.

$x = \frac{1 + \sqrt{2}}{2}, \frac{1 - \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Step 3.3.4

The final solution is all the values that make $7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1) = 0$ true.

$x = \frac{1 + \sqrt{2}}{2}, \frac{1 - \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Step 3.4

Exclude the solutions that do not make $\frac{7 e^{- x} (4 x^{2} - 4 x - 1)}{4 x^{\frac{3}{2}}} = 0$ true.

$x = \frac{1 + \sqrt{2}}{2}$

Step 4

Find the points where the second derivative is $0$ .

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Step 4.1

Substitute $1.20710678$ in $f (x) = 7 \sqrt{x} e^{- x}$ to find the value of $y$ .

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Step 4.1.1

Replace the variable $x$ with $1.20710678$ in the expression.

$f (1.20710678) = 7 \sqrt{1.20710678} e^{- (1.20710678)}$

Step 4.1.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 4.1.2.1

Remove parentheses.

$f (1.20710678) = 7 \sqrt{1.20710678} e^{- (1.20710678)}$

Step 4.1.2.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $1.20710678$ .

$f (1.20710678) = 7 \sqrt{1.20710678} e^{- 1.20710678}$

Step 4.1.2.3

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$f (1.20710678) = 7 \sqrt{1.20710678} (\frac{1}{e^{1.20710678}})$

Step 4.1.2.4

Multiply $7 \sqrt{1.20710678} \frac{1}{e^{1.20710678}}$ .

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Step 4.1.2.4.1

Combine $\frac{1}{e^{1.20710678}}$ and $7$ .

$f (1.20710678) = \frac{7}{e^{1.20710678}} \cdot \sqrt{1.20710678}$

Step 4.1.2.4.2

Combine $\frac{7}{e^{1.20710678}}$ and $\sqrt{1.20710678}$ .

$f (1.20710678) = \frac{7 \sqrt{1.20710678}}{e^{1.20710678}}$

Step 4.1.2.5

The final answer is $\frac{7 \sqrt{1.20710678}}{e^{1.20710678}}$ .

$\frac{7 \sqrt{1.20710678}}{e^{1.20710678}}$

Step 4.2

The point found by substituting $1.20710678$ in $f (x) = 7 \sqrt{x} e^{- x}$ is $(1.20710678, \frac{7 \sqrt{1.20710678}}{e^{1.20710678}})$ . This point can be an inflection point.

$(1.20710678, \frac{7 \sqrt{1.20710678}}{e^{1.20710678}})$

Step 5

Split $(- \infty, \infty)$ into intervals around the points that could potentially be inflection points.

$(- \infty, 1.20710678) \cup (1.20710678, \infty)$

Step 6

Substitute a value from the interval $(- \infty, 1.20710678)$ into the second derivative to determine if it is increasing or decreasing.

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Step 6.1

Replace the variable $x$ with $1.10710678$ in the expression.

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 e^{- (1.10710678)} (4 {(1.10710678)}^{2} - 4 \cdot 1.10710678 - 1)}{4 {(1.10710678)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 6.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 6.2.1

Move $e^{- (1.10710678)}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 (4 {(1.10710678)}^{2} - 4 \cdot 1.10710678 - 1)}{4 {(1.10710678)}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.10710678}}$

Step 6.2.2

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 6.2.2.1

Raise $1.10710678$ to the power of $2$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 (4 \cdot 1.22568542 - 4 \cdot 1.10710678 - 1)}{4 \cdot ({1.10710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.2.2

Multiply $4$ by $1.22568542$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 (4.90274169 - 4 \cdot 1.10710678 - 1)}{4 \cdot ({1.10710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.2.3

Multiply $- 4$ by $1.10710678$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 (4.90274169 - 4.42842712 - 1)}{4 \cdot ({1.10710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.2.4

Subtract $4.42842712$ from $4.90274169$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 (0.47431457 - 1)}{4 \cdot ({1.10710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.2.5

Subtract $1$ from $0.47431457$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 \cdot - 0.52568542}{4 \cdot ({1.10710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.3

Simplify the denominator.

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Step 6.2.3.1

Rewrite $1.10710678$ as ${1.05219141}^{2}$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 \cdot - 0.52568542}{4 \cdot ({({1.05219141}^{2})}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.3.2

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 \cdot - 0.52568542}{4 \cdot ({1.05219141}^{2 (\frac{3}{2})} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.3.3

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 6.2.3.3.1

Cancel the common factor.

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 \cdot - 0.52568542}{4 \cdot ({1.05219141}^{2 (\frac{3}{2})} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.3.3.2

Rewrite the expression.

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 \cdot - 0.52568542}{4 \cdot ({1.05219141}^{3} e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.3.4

Raise $1.05219141$ to the power of $3$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 \cdot - 0.52568542}{4 \cdot (1.16488825 e^{1.10710678})}$

Step 6.2.3.5

Combine exponents.

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Step 6.2.3.5.1

Multiply $4$ by $1.16488825$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 \cdot - 0.52568542}{4.65955301 e^{1.10710678}}$

Step 6.2.3.5.2

Multiply $4.65955301$ by $e^{1.10710678}$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{7 \cdot - 0.52568542}{14.09790642}$

Step 6.2.4

Simplify the expression.

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Step 6.2.4.1

Multiply $7$ by $- 0.52568542$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = \frac{- 3.67979797}{14.09790642}$

Step 6.2.4.2

Divide $- 3.67979797$ by $14.09790642$ .

$f'' (1.10710678) = - 0.26101733$

Step 6.2.5

The final answer is $- 0.26101733$ .

$- 0.26101733$

Step 6.3

At $1.10710678$ , the second derivative is $- 0.26101733$ . Since this is negative, the second derivative is decreasing on the interval $(- \infty, 1.20710678)$

Decreasing on $(- \infty, 1.20710678)$ since $f'' (x) < 0$

Step 7

Substitute a value from the interval $(1.20710678, \infty)$ into the second derivative to determine if it is increasing or decreasing.

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Step 7.1

Replace the variable $x$ with $1.30710678$ in the expression.

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 e^{- (1.30710678)} (4 {(1.30710678)}^{2} - 4 \cdot 1.30710678 - 1)}{4 {(1.30710678)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Step 7.2

Simplify the result.

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Step 7.2.1

Move $e^{- (1.30710678)}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 (4 {(1.30710678)}^{2} - 4 \cdot 1.30710678 - 1)}{4 {(1.30710678)}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.30710678}}$

Step 7.2.2

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 7.2.2.1

Raise $1.30710678$ to the power of $2$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 (4 \cdot 1.70852813 - 4 \cdot 1.30710678 - 1)}{4 \cdot ({1.30710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.2.2

Multiply $4$ by $1.70852813$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 (6.83411254 - 4 \cdot 1.30710678 - 1)}{4 \cdot ({1.30710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.2.3

Multiply $- 4$ by $1.30710678$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 (6.83411254 - 5.22842712 - 1)}{4 \cdot ({1.30710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.2.4

Subtract $5.22842712$ from $6.83411254$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 (1.60568542 - 1)}{4 \cdot ({1.30710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.2.5

Subtract $1$ from $1.60568542$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 \cdot 0.60568542}{4 \cdot ({1.30710678}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.3

Simplify the denominator.

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Step 7.2.3.1

Rewrite $1.30710678$ as ${1.1432877}^{2}$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 \cdot 0.60568542}{4 \cdot ({({1.1432877}^{2})}^{\frac{3}{2}} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.3.2

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 \cdot 0.60568542}{4 \cdot ({1.1432877}^{2 (\frac{3}{2})} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.3.3

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 7.2.3.3.1

Cancel the common factor.

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 \cdot 0.60568542}{4 \cdot ({1.1432877}^{2 (\frac{3}{2})} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.3.3.2

Rewrite the expression.

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 \cdot 0.60568542}{4 \cdot ({1.1432877}^{3} e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.3.4

Raise $1.1432877$ to the power of $3$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 \cdot 0.60568542}{4 \cdot (1.49439911 e^{1.30710678})}$

Step 7.2.3.5

Combine exponents.

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Step 7.2.3.5.1

Multiply $4$ by $1.49439911$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 \cdot 0.60568542}{5.97759645 e^{1.30710678}}$

Step 7.2.3.5.2

Multiply $5.97759645$ by $e^{1.30710678}$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{7 \cdot 0.60568542}{22.09000709}$

Step 7.2.4

Simplify the expression.

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Step 7.2.4.1

Multiply $7$ by $0.60568542$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = \frac{4.23979797}{22.09000709}$

Step 7.2.4.2

Divide $4.23979797$ by $22.09000709$ .

$f'' (1.30710678) = 0.19193284$

Step 7.2.5

The final answer is $0.19193284$ .

$0.19193284$

Step 7.3

At $1.30710678$ , the second derivative is $0.19193284$ . Since this is positive, the second derivative is increasing on the interval $(1.20710678, \infty)$ .

Increasing on $(1.20710678, \infty)$ since $f'' (x) > 0$

Step 8

An inflection point is a point on a curve at which the concavity changes sign from plus to minus or from minus to plus. The inflection point in this case is $(1.20710678, \frac{7 \sqrt{1.20710678}}{e^{1.20710678}})$ .

$(1.20710678, \frac{7 \sqrt{1.20710678}}{e^{1.20710678}})$

Step 9