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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.3
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.3.4.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.4
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.5
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.5.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.5.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.5.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.5.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.5.4.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.5.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5.5
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.5.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.5.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.5.8
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.5.10
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.5.10.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.5.10.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.6
Simplify.
Step 1.1.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.11
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.12
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.13
Combine terms.
Step 1.1.6.13.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.6.13.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.6.13.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.6.13.4
Add and .
Step 1.1.6.13.5
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.6
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.7
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.8
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.6.13.9
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.10
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.11
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.12
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.13
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.14
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.15
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.16
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.17
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.18
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.6.13.19
Add and .
Step 1.1.6.13.20
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.6.13.21
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.6.13.22
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.6.13.23
Add and .
Step 1.1.6.13.24
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.25
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.26
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.27
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.28
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.29
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.30
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.31
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.6.13.31.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.31.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.6.13.31.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.31.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.13.31.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.6.13.32
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.33
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.6.13.34
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.6.13.35
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.36
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.37
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.38
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.39
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.6.13.39.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.39.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.6.13.39.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.39.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.13.39.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.6.13.40
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.41
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 1.1.6.13.41.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.41.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.42
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.6.13.43
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.44
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.6.13.45
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.46
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.6.13.47
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.6.13.48
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.6.13.49
Add and .
Step 1.1.6.13.50
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.51
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.52
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.53
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.54
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.55
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.56
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.57
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.6.13.57.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.57.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.6.13.57.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.57.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.13.57.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.6.13.58
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.59
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.60
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.6.13.61
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.62
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.63
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.64
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.65
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.66
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.67
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.68
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.6.13.68.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.68.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.6.13.68.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.68.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.13.68.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.6.13.69
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.70
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.71
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 1.1.6.13.71.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.71.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.72
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.6.13.73
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.74
Add and .
Step 1.1.6.13.75
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.76
Add and .
Step 1.1.6.13.77
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.13.78
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.79
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.6.13.80
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.6.13.81
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.82
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.6.13.83
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.6.13.84
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.85
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.6.13.86
Add and .
Step 1.1.6.13.87
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.6.13.87.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.87.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.6.13.87.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6.13.87.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.13.87.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.6.13.88
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.6.13.89
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.6.13.90
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.13.91
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.92
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 1.1.6.13.92.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.92.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.93
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.6.13.94
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.6.13.94.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.13.94.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.6.13.95
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 each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 2.2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.2.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.2.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.2.1.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.2.1.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.2.1.4.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.2.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.2.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.4.3.1
Divide by .
Step 2.5
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 2.6
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 2.7
Simplify.
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 2.8
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 2.8.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.8.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.8.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.8.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.8.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.8.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.8.3
Simplify .
Step 2.8.4
Change the to .
Step 2.9
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 2.9.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.9.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.9.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.9.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.9.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.9.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.9.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.9.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.9.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.9.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.9.3
Simplify .
Step 2.9.4
Change the to .
Step 2.10
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 .
Step 4.1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
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
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.6
Combine fractions.
Step 4.1.2.6.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.6.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.2.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.7.2
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.8
Multiply .
Step 4.1.2.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.9
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.1.2.9.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.9.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.9.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.10
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.1.2.10.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.2.10.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.10.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.1.2.10.1.3
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 4.1.2.10.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.10.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.10.1.6
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 4.1.2.10.2
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.10.3
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.11
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.12
Combine fractions.
Step 4.1.2.12.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.12.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.13
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.2.13.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.13.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.14
Multiply .
Step 4.1.2.14.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.14.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.15
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.1.2.15.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.15.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.15.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2.16
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.1.2.16.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.2.16.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.3
Multiply .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.3.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.1.2.16.1.3.4
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.4.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.4.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.4.3
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.4.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.2.16.1.4.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.16.1.4.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.2.16.1.4.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.1.2.16.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.16.2
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.16.3
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.17
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.1.2.17.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.17.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.17.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.17.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.1.2.17.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.17.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.17.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.2.18
Multiply .
Step 4.1.2.18.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.18.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.19
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.20
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.21
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.22
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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 .
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
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
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.6
Combine fractions.
Step 4.2.2.6.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.6.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.2.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.2.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.7.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.8
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.9
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.2.2.9.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.9.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.9.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.10
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.2.2.10.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.10.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.4
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.4.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.4.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.2.10.1.4.6
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.5.3
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.10.1.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.10.1.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.10.1.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.2.2.10.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.10.3
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.11
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.12
Combine fractions.
Step 4.2.2.12.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.12.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.2.13
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.2.13.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.13.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.14
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.14.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.14.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.15
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.2.2.15.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.15.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.15.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2.16
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.2.2.16.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.16.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.4
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.2.16.1.4.5
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.5.3
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.16.1.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.16.1.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.16.1.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.2.2.16.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.16.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.16.3
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.17
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.2.2.17.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.17.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.17.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.17.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.2.17.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.17.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.17.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.18
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.18.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.18.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.19
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.20
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.21
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.22
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3
List all of the points.
Step 5