Calculus Examples

Find the Turning Points p(x)=(x-7)(x+4)(x-2)
Step 1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.2
Differentiate.
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Step 1.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.2.4.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.4
Differentiate.
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Step 1.4.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.4.4.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4.8
Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 1.4.8.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
Step 1.5
Simplify.
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Step 1.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.3
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.7
Combine terms.
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Step 1.5.7.1
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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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Add 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 by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 2
Set the first derivative equal to and solve for .
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Step 2.1
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 2.2
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 2.3
Simplify.
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Step 2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 2.3.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.3.2
Multiply by .
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Simplify .
Step 2.4
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 2.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 2.4.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify .
Step 2.4.4
Change the to .
Step 2.5
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Step 2.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 2.5.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify .
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Change the to .
Step 2.6
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 3
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the first derivative or undefined.
Step 4
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
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Step 4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 4.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 4.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by adding and subtracting.
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Step 4.2.2.1
Add and .
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Subtract from .
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The final answer is .
Step 5
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
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Step 5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 5.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 5.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by adding and subtracting.
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Step 5.2.2.1
Add and .
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Subtract from .
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The final answer is .
Step 6
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
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Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 6.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 6.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by subtracting numbers.
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Step 6.2.2.1
Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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The final answer is .
Step 7
Since the first derivative changed signs from positive to negative around , then there is a turning point at .
Step 8
Find the y-coordinate of to find the turning point.
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Step 8.1
Find to find the y-coordinate of .
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Step 8.1.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 8.1.2
Simplify .
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Step 8.1.2.1
Remove parentheses.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine fractions.
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Step 8.1.2.3.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 8.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine fractions.
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Step 8.1.2.6.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 8.1.2.7.1
Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 8.1.2.9.1
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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Step 8.1.2.10.1
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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Multiply .
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Step 8.1.2.10.1.4.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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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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Rewrite as .
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Step 8.1.2.10.1.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.1.2.10.1.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Evaluate the exponent.
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine fractions.
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Step 8.1.2.12.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 8.1.2.15.1
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 by .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Step 8.1.2.16.1.4.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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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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Rewrite as .
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Step 8.1.2.16.1.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.1.2.16.1.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Evaluate the exponent.
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Add and .
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Add and .
Step 8.2
Write the and coordinates in point form.
Step 9
Since the first derivative changed signs from negative to positive around , then there is a turning point at .
Step 10
Find the y-coordinate of to find the turning point.
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Step 10.1
Find to find the y-coordinate of .
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Step 10.1.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.1.2
Simplify .
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Step 10.1.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 10.1.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 10.1.2.3
Combine fractions.
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Step 10.1.2.3.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 10.1.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 10.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine fractions.
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Step 10.1.2.6.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 10.1.2.9.1
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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Step 10.1.2.10.1
Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Combine using the product rule for radicals.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Add and .
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Add and .
Step 10.1.2.11
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 10.1.2.12
Combine fractions.
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 10.1.2.15.1
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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Step 10.1.2.16.1
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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Combine using the product rule for radicals.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
Step 10.2
Write the and coordinates in point form.
Step 11
These are the turning points.
Step 12