Calculus Examples

Find the Maximum/Minimum Value f(x)=3x square root of x-x^2
Step 1
Find the first derivative of the function.
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Step 1.1
Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.
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Step 1.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.5
Combine and .
Step 1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.7
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.7.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.8
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.8.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.8.2
Combine and .
Step 1.8.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.8.4
Combine and .
Step 1.9
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.10
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.11
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.12
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.13
Multiply by .
Step 1.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.15
Multiply by .
Step 1.16
Simplify.
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Step 1.16.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Combine terms.
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Step 1.16.2.1
Combine and .
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Move to the left of .
Step 1.16.3
Reorder terms.
Step 1.16.4
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.16.4.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.16.6
Combine and .
Step 1.16.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.16.8
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.16.8.1
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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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.16.8.4.1
Move .
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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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Step 1.16.8.6.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.16.8.6.4
Add and .
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Divide by .
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Simplify .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Step 1.16.8.12.1
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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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Reorder factors in .
Step 2
Find the second derivative of the function.
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Step 2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 2.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.4
Simplify.
Step 2.5
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.6
Differentiate.
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Step 2.6.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.6.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.6.6
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.6.6.1
Add and .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2.6.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.6.8
Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 2.6.8.1
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 2.7
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.7.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.7.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.7.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.8
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.9
Combine and .
Step 2.10
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.11
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.11.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 2.12
Combine fractions.
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Step 2.12.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.12.2
Combine and .
Step 2.12.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.12.4
Combine and .
Step 2.13
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.15
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.16
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.17
Combine fractions.
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Step 2.17.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Reorder.
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Move to the left of .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2.18
Simplify.
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Step 2.18.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.18.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.18.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.18.3.1
Factor out of .
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Step 2.18.3.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Move to the left of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.18.3.6.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Raise to the power of .
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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 .
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Step 2.18.3.14.1
Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 2.18.3.16.1
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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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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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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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.18.3.17.1.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Raise to the power of .
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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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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.18.3.18
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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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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Reorder terms.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 2.18.3.23.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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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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Apply the distributive property.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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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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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Factor by grouping.
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Step 2.18.3.25.9.1
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as plus
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Apply the distributive property.
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Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
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Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
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Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
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Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.18.3.30
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Rewrite in a factored form.
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.
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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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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
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Divide by .
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Simplify .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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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 by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Move to the left of .
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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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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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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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Subtract from .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Reorder terms.
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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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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
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Divide by .
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Simplify .
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Apply the distributive property.
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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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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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Combine terms.
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as a product.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the denominator.
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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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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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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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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 4
Find the first derivative.
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Step 4.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 4.1.1
Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.
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Step 4.1.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.1.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.1.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.1.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.5
Combine and .
Step 4.1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.7
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.1.7.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 4.1.8
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.1.8.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.8.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.8.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.1.8.4
Combine and .
Step 4.1.9
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.10
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.11
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.12
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.13
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.15
Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Combine terms.
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Combine and .
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Move to the left of .
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Reorder 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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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.16.6
Combine and .
Step 4.1.16.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.16.8
Simplify the numerator.
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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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Apply the distributive property.
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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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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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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.16.8.6.4
Add and .
Step 4.1.16.8.6.5
Divide by .
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Simplify .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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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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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.16.14
Reorder factors in .
Step 4.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 5.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 5.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 5.3
Solve the equation for .
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Step 5.3.1
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 5.3.2
Set equal to .
Step 5.3.3
Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.3.3.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.3.3.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.3.3.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.4
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 5.4
Exclude the solutions that do not make true.
Step 6
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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Step 6.1
Convert expressions with fractional exponents to radicals.
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Step 6.1.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 6.1.2
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 6.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.3
Solve for .
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Step 6.3.1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, square both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3.2
Simplify each side of the equation.
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Step 6.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 6.3.2.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 6.3.2.2.1.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.3.2.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.2.2.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.4
Simplify.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.3.2.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 6.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.3.3
Solve for .
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Step 6.3.3.1
Factor the left side of the equation.
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Step 6.3.3.1.1
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 6.3.3.1.2
Factor out of .
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Step 6.3.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.3.1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.3.1.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.3.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 6.3.3.2
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 6.3.3.3
Set equal to .
Step 6.3.3.4
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 6.3.3.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.3.3.4.2
Solve for .
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Step 6.3.3.4.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3.3.4.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.3.3.4.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.3.3.4.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.3.3.4.2.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 6.3.3.4.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.3.3.4.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.3.3.4.2.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 6.3.3.5
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 6.4
Set the radicand in less than to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 6.5
Solve for .
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Step 6.5.1
Convert the inequality to an equation.
Step 6.5.2
Factor out of .
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Step 6.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.5.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.5.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 6.5.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 6.5.4
Set equal to .
Step 6.5.5
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 6.5.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.5.5.2
Solve for .
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Step 6.5.5.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.5.5.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.5.5.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.5.5.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.5.5.2.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 6.5.5.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.5.5.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.5.5.2.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 6.5.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 6.5.7
Use each root to create test intervals.
Step 6.5.8
Choose a test value from each interval and plug this value into the original inequality to determine which intervals satisfy the inequality.
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Step 6.5.8.1
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
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Step 6.5.8.1.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 6.5.8.1.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 6.5.8.1.3
The left side is less than the right side , which means that the given statement is always true.
True
True
Step 6.5.8.2
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
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Step 6.5.8.2.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 6.5.8.2.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 6.5.8.2.3
The left side is not less than the right side , which means that the given statement is false.
False
False
Step 6.5.8.3
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
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Step 6.5.8.3.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 6.5.8.3.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 6.5.8.3.3
The left side is less than the right side , which means that the given statement is always true.
True
True
Step 6.5.8.4
Compare the intervals to determine which ones satisfy the original inequality.
True
False
True
True
False
True
Step 6.5.9
The solution consists of all of the true intervals.
or
or
Step 6.6
The equation is undefined where the denominator equals , the argument of a square root is less than , or the argument of a logarithm is less than or equal to .
Step 7
Critical points to evaluate.
Step 8
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Step 9
Evaluate the second derivative.
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Step 9.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 9.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 9.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 9.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.2.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.2.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.2.5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.2.5.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.5.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 9.2.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 9.2.8
Combine and .
Step 9.2.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.2.10
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 9.2.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.2.10.2
Subtract from .
Step 9.2.11
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 9.2.12
Combine and .
Step 9.2.13
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.2.14
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 9.2.14.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.2.14.2
Add and .
Step 9.2.15
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 9.2.16
Combine exponents.
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Step 9.2.16.1
Factor out negative.
Step 9.2.16.2
Combine and .
Step 9.2.16.3
Multiply by .
Step 9.3
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 9.3.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 9.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.3.3
Subtract from .
Step 9.3.4
Combine exponents.
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Step 9.3.4.1
Combine and .
Step 9.3.4.2
Combine and .
Step 9.3.5
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.3.6
Divide by .
Step 9.3.7
Simplify each term.
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Step 9.3.7.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 9.3.7.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.3.7.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.3.8
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 9.3.9
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 9.3.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.3.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.3.10
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.3.11
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 9.3.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.3.11.2
Add and .
Step 9.3.12
Apply the product rule to .
Step 9.3.13
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 9.3.13.1
Rewrite as .
Step 9.3.13.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 9.3.13.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.3.13.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.3.13.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.3.13.4
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 9.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 9.5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.5.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 9.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 9.5.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.5.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.6
Combine and .
Step 9.7
Simplify the expression.
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Step 9.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.7.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 10
is a local maximum because the value of the second derivative is negative. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local maximum
Step 11
Find the y-value when .
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Step 11.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 11.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 11.2.1
Multiply .
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Step 11.2.1.1
Combine and .
Step 11.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 11.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 11.2.6
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 11.2.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 11.2.8
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 11.2.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.8.2
Subtract from .
Step 11.2.9
Rewrite as .
Step 11.2.10
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 11.2.10.1
Rewrite as .
Step 11.2.10.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 11.2.11
Multiply .
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Step 11.2.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.12
The final answer is .
Step 12
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Step 13
Evaluate the second derivative.
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Step 13.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 13.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 13.2.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 13.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 13.3
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 13.3.1
Add and .
Step 13.3.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 13.3.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 13.3.2.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 13.3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 13.3.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.3.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 13.3.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 13.3.4.1
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 13.3.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 13.3.4.3
Subtract from .
Step 13.3.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 13.3.4.5
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 13.3.5
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 13.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Step 14
Since the first derivative test failed, there are no local extrema.
No Local Extrema
Step 15