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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.2
Differentiate.
Step 3.2.1
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.4
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.8
Add and .
Step 3.9
Simplify.
Step 3.9.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.9.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.9.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.9.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.9.4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.9.4.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.9.4.1.1.1
Move .
Step 3.9.4.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.9.4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.9.4.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.9.4.1.3.1
Move .
Step 3.9.4.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.9.4.1.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.9.4.1.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.9.4.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 3.9.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.9.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.9.5
Reorder terms.
Step 3.9.6
Factor out of .
Step 3.9.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.9.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.9.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.9.6.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.9.6.5
Factor out of .
Step 4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 5.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.3
Simplify.
Step 5.2.1.3.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.1.3.1.1
Move .
Step 5.2.1.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.1.3.3
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.1.4.1
Move .
Step 5.2.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.1.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.1.4.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.1.5
Simplify the expression.
Step 5.2.1.5.1
Move .
Step 5.2.1.5.2
Reorder and .
Step 5.3
Solve for .
Step 5.3.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 5.3.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.1.2
Simplify each term.
Step 5.3.1.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.1.2.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.3.1.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.1.1
Move .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.2.1
Move .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.3.1.2.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2.5
Simplify.
Step 5.3.1.2.5.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.5.1.1
Move .
Step 5.3.1.2.5.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.5.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.1.2.5.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.5.1.3
Add and .
Step 5.3.1.2.5.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.1.2.5.2.1
Move .
Step 5.3.1.2.5.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.6
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.7
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.3.3.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.3.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 6
Replace with .