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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.4
Combine and .
Step 1.1.2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.2.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.2.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.2.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.2.8
Combine and .
Step 1.1.2.9
Combine and .
Step 1.1.2.10
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.11
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.1.2.12
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.13
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.2.13.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.13.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.13.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
Step 2.3.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 2.3.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 2.4
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 2.4.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 2.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.4.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5
Solve the equation.
Step 2.5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.5.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.5.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.5.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.5.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 2.5.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.5.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 2.5.3
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 2.5.4
Simplify the exponent.
Step 2.5.4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.5.4.1.1
Simplify .
Step 2.5.4.1.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.5.4.1.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.5.4.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.5.4.1.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.4.1.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.4.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 2.5.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.5.4.2.1
One to any power is one.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Convert expressions with fractional exponents to radicals.
Step 3.1.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 3.1.2
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 3.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 3.3
Solve for .
Step 3.3.1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, cube both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2
Simplify each side of the equation.
Step 3.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.2
Simplify.
Step 3.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.2.1.1
One to any power is one.
Step 4.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
Step 4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.1.4
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4.2.2.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 4.3
List all of the points.
Step 5