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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
Combine and .
Step 1.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.6
Combine fractions.
Step 1.1.6.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.2
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.1.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.8
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.10
Combine fractions.
Step 1.1.10.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.10.2
Combine and .
Step 1.1.10.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.10.4
Combine and .
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
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 2.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.3.1
Divide by .
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
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.4
Simplify.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 3.3.3
Solve for .
Step 3.3.3.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.3.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.3.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.3.3.4
Simplify .
Step 3.3.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.3.4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 3.3.3.5
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3.3.3.5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 3.3.3.5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 3.3.3.5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3.4
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 4
Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.1.2.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
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 the expression.
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.1.4
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.3
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4.3
Evaluate at .
Step 4.3.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.3.2
Simplify.
Step 4.3.2.1
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.3.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.3.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.2.1.4
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.2.3
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4.4
List all of the points.
Step 5