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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Write as a function.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 2.1.1
Differentiate.
Step 2.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 2.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 2.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.4
Evaluate .
Step 2.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 3.2
Factor the left side of the equation.
Step 3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.7
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.2
Factor using the rational roots test.
Step 3.2.2.1
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 3.2.2.2
Find every combination of . These are the possible roots of the polynomial function.
Step 3.2.2.3
Substitute and simplify the expression. In this case, the expression is equal to so is a root of the polynomial.
Step 3.2.2.3.1
Substitute into the polynomial.
Step 3.2.2.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.2.3.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.2.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2.3.5
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.2.3.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2.3.7
Add and .
Step 3.2.2.3.8
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.2.4
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 3.2.2.5
Divide by .
Step 3.2.2.5.1
Set up the polynomials to be divided. If there is not a term for every exponent, insert one with a value of .
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Step 3.2.2.5.2
Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Step 3.2.2.5.3
Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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Step 3.2.2.5.4
The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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Step 3.2.2.5.5
After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Step 3.2.2.5.6
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 3.2.2.5.8
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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Step 3.2.2.5.10
After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Step 3.2.2.5.11
Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Step 3.2.2.5.12
Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Step 3.2.2.5.13
Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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Step 3.2.2.5.14
The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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Step 3.2.2.5.15
After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Step 3.2.2.5.16
Since the remander is , the final answer is the quotient.
Step 3.2.2.6
Write as a set of factors.
Step 3.2.3
Factor.
Step 3.2.3.1
Factor using the perfect square rule.
Step 3.2.3.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.2.3.1.2
Check that the middle term is two times the product of the numbers being squared in the first term and third term.
Step 3.2.3.1.3
Rewrite the polynomial.
Step 3.2.3.1.4
Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule , where and .
Step 3.2.3.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 3.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3.4
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.4.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.5.2
Solve for .
Step 3.5.2.1
Set the equal to .
Step 3.5.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 4
The values which make the derivative equal to are .
Step 5
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the derivative or undefined.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
Step 6.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 6.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.3
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 6.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 6.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 6.2.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 6.3
At the derivative is . Since this is negative, the function is decreasing on .
Decreasing on since
Decreasing on since
Step 7
Step 7.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 7.2
Simplify the result.
Step 7.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 7.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 7.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 7.2.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.2.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.2.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.2.1.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 7.2.1.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.1.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.1.8
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 7.2.1.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.2.1.8.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.2.1.8.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.2.1.9
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.1.10
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 7.2.1.10.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.2.1.10.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.2.1.10.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.2.1.11
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2
Find the common denominator.
Step 7.2.2.1
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 7.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2.4
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 7.2.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2.7
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 7.2.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2.9
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 7.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.5
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 7.2.5.1
Subtract from .
Step 7.2.5.2
Add and .
Step 7.2.5.3
Subtract from .
Step 7.2.6
The final answer is .
Step 7.3
At the derivative is . Since this is positive, the function is increasing on .
Increasing on since
Increasing on since
Step 8
Step 8.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 8.2
Simplify the result.
Step 8.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 8.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 8.2.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 8.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 8.2.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 8.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 8.3
At the derivative is . Since this is positive, the function is increasing on .
Increasing on since
Increasing on since
Step 9
List the intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing.
Increasing on:
Decreasing on:
Step 10