Calculus Examples

Find the Inflection Points (x^3-3x^2+3x-1)/(x^2+x-2)
Step 1
Write as a function.
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 Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.1.2
Differentiate.
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2.5
Multiply by .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2.14
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
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Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Simplify each term.
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Simplify the denominator.
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Factor using the AC method.
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Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
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Write the factored form using these integers.
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Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.2
Find the second derivative.
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Step 2.2.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.2.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2.10
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
Step 2.2.3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.2.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
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Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.5.1
Move to the left of .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.5.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Simplify the expression.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.2.6.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
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Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.7.1
Move to the left of .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Simplify the expression.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Subtract from .
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Simplify each term.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.2.8.3.27.16.1.3
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.2.8.3.27.16.5
Multiply by .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 2.2.8.3.31
Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.3
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.10
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.13
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.16
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.19
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.20
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.26
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.2.8.3.31.28
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.29
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.30
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.2.8.3.31.32.3
Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.33
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.2.8.3.31.35
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.2.8.3.31.36
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.34
Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.36
Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.42
Add and .
Step 2.2.8.3.43
Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.2.8.3.54.11
Factor out of .
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Combine terms.
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.2.8.5
Reorder terms.
Step 2.3
The second derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3
Set the second derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 3.1
Set the second derivative equal to .
Step 3.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 3.3
Solve the equation for .
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Step 3.3.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Divide by .
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Factor the left side of the equation.
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Regroup terms.
Step 3.3.2.2
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 3.3.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.2.4
Since both terms are perfect cubes, factor using the sum of cubes formula, where and .
Step 3.3.2.5
Factor.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.5.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 3.3.2.6
Factor using the rational roots test.
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If a polynomial function has integer coefficients, then every rational zero will have the form where is a factor of the constant and is a factor of the leading coefficient.
Step 3.3.2.6.2
Find every combination of . These are the possible roots of the polynomial function.
Step 3.3.2.6.3
Substitute and simplify the expression. In this case, the expression is equal to so is a root of the polynomial.
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Substitute into the polynomial.
Step 3.3.2.6.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.6.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.6.3.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.6.3.5
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 3.3.2.6.3.7
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 3.3.2.6.3.9
Add and .
Step 3.3.2.6.4
Since is a known root, divide the polynomial by to find the quotient polynomial. This polynomial can then be used to find the remaining roots.
Step 3.3.2.6.5
Divide by .
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Set up the polynomials to be divided. If there is not a term for every exponent, insert one with a value of .
+--+-+
Step 3.3.2.6.5.2
Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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--
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.5
After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.7
Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.8
Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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++
Step 3.3.2.6.5.9
The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.10
After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.11
Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.13
Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.18
Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.19
The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Step 3.3.2.6.5.21
Since the remander is , the final answer is the quotient.
Step 3.3.2.6.6
Write as a set of factors.
Step 3.3.2.7
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 3.3.2.7.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.2.8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2.9
Simplify.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.2.9.1.2
Add and .
Step 3.3.2.9.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.3.2.9.3
Move to the left of .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.2.10.3
Add and .
Step 3.3.2.11
Subtract from .
Step 3.3.2.12
Add and .
Step 3.3.2.13
Factor using the binomial theorem.
Step 3.3.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3.3.4
Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
Step 3.3.4.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.5
Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Set the equal to .
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Solve for .
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.5.2.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.5.2.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 3.3.5.2.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.5.2.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Divide by .
Step 3.3.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 3.4
Exclude the solutions that do not make true.
Step 4
No values found that can make the second derivative equal to .
No Inflection Points