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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.2
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.6
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.2.6.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.6.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.2.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.9
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.10
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.11
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.12
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.2.12.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.12.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
Simplify.
Step 1.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.3.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.5.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.5.1.1.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.5.1.1.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.5.1.4.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.5.1.4.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.5.2
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.1.3.5.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.3.5.2.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.5.3
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.3.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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
The domain of the expression is all real numbers except where the expression is undefined. In this case, there is no real number that makes the expression undefined.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.1.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.1.3
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.1.2.2.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4.1.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.3
Add and .
Step 4.2
List all of the points.
Step 5