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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2
Combine and .
Step 3.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.5.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.6
Combine and .
Step 3.7
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.7.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.7.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.8
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 4.2
Integrate the left side.
Step 4.2.1
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
Step 4.2.1.1
Let . Find .
Step 4.2.1.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 4.2.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.2.1.1.3
Differentiate.
Step 4.2.1.1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.6
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.2.1.1.3.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.6.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.6.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.9
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.10
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.11
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.4
Simplify.
Step 4.2.1.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.1.1.4.2
Combine terms.
Step 4.2.1.1.4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.4.2.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.1.4.2.3
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.1.4.2.4
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.1.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 4.2.3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.2.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.2.5
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.6
Simplify.
Step 4.2.7
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.3
Integrate the right side.
Step 4.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.2
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
Step 4.3.2.1
Let . Find .
Step 4.3.2.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 4.3.2.1.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.3.2.1.3
Differentiate.
Step 4.3.2.1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.6
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.3.2.1.3.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.6.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.6.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.9
Add and .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.10
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3.2.1.3.11
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.1.4
Simplify.
Step 4.3.2.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.2.1.4.2
Combine terms.
Step 4.3.2.1.4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.1.4.2.2
Add and .
Step 4.3.2.1.4.2.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.2.1.4.2.4
Subtract from .
Step 4.3.2.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 4.3.3
Simplify.
Step 4.3.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3.3
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.5
Simplify.
Step 4.3.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.6
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.7
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.8
Simplify.
Step 4.3.9
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 5.2
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.1.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.2.1.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1.5.1
Move .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.1.1.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.1.1.4.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.2.1.1.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.1.1.4.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.1.4.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.1.1.5
Multiply.
Step 5.2.1.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.1.5.1
Move .
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.2.1.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.2.1.1.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.2.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.1.3
Simplify terms.
Step 5.2.2.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.2.1.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.2.1.3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.1.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.2.1.3.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.1.3.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2.1.4
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.2.1.5
Simplify by multiplying through.
Step 5.2.2.1.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.2.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 5.4
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 5.5
To multiply absolute values, multiply the terms inside each absolute value.
Step 5.6
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.7
Simplify each term.
Step 5.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.7.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.7.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.7.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.7.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.8
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 5.9
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 5.10
Solve for .
Step 5.10.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 5.10.2
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 5.10.3
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 5.10.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.10.3.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.10.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.10.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.10.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.10.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.10.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.10.6
Reorder and .
Step 5.10.7
Factor.
Step 5.10.7.1
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 5.10.7.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 5.10.8
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.10.8.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.10.8.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.10.8.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.10.8.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.10.8.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.10.8.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.10.8.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.10.8.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5.10.8.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.10.8.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.10.9
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5.10.10
Simplify .
Step 5.10.10.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.10.10.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.10.10.3
Rewrite as .
Step 5.10.10.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.10.10.5
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 5.10.10.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.10.10.5.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.10.10.5.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.10.10.5.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.10.10.5.5
Add and .
Step 5.10.10.5.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.10.10.5.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.10.10.5.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.10.10.5.6.3
Combine and .
Step 5.10.10.5.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.10.10.5.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.10.10.5.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.10.10.5.6.5
Simplify.
Step 5.10.10.6
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 6
Simplify the constant of integration.