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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.3
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify the limit argument.
Step 2.1.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 3.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 3.1.2
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
Step 3.1.2.1
Evaluate the limit.
Step 3.1.2.1.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 3.1.2.1.2
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 3.1.2.1.3
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 3.1.2.1.4
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 3.1.2.1.5
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 3.1.2.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.1.2.3
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 3.1.2.3.1
Add and .
Step 3.1.2.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.3
Evaluate the limit of the denominator.
Step 3.1.3.1
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 3.1.3.2
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 3.1.3.3
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 3.1.3.4
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 3.1.3.5
Evaluate the limits by plugging in for all occurrences of .
Step 3.1.3.5.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.1.3.5.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.1.3.6
Simplify the answer.
Step 3.1.3.6.1
Add and .
Step 3.1.3.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.3.6.3
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 3.1.3.7
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 3.1.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 3.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 3.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
Step 3.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 3.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.3.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.4
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.3.4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.3.4.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4.2
Add and .
Step 3.3.4.2.1
Reorder and .
Step 3.3.4.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.3.5
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.7
Evaluate .
Step 3.3.7.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.7.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.7.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.7.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.7.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.7.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.7.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.7.8
Add and .
Step 3.3.8
Simplify.
Step 3.3.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.8.2
Combine terms.
Step 3.3.8.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.8.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.8.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.3.8.3
Reorder terms.
Step 3.3.9
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.10
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.3.10.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.10.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.10.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.11
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.3.11.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.3.11.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.11.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.11.2
Add and .
Step 3.3.11.2.1
Reorder and .
Step 3.3.11.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.3.12
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.3.13
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.14
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.15
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.16
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.17
Add and .
Step 3.3.18
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.19
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.20
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.21
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.22
Simplify.
Step 3.3.22.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.22.2
Combine terms.
Step 3.3.22.2.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3.22.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.22.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.22.2.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.22.2.5
Add and .
Step 3.3.22.2.6
Add and .
Step 3.3.22.2.7
Add and .
Step 3.3.22.3
Reorder terms.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Split the limit using the Limits Quotient Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 4.2
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 4.3
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 4.4
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 4.5
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 4.6
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 4.7
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 4.8
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 4.9
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 5.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 5.3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 6.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 6.2.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.3
Multiply .
Step 6.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.4
Add and .
Step 6.2.5
Add and .
Step 6.3
Combine.
Step 6.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 6.4.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.4.2
Add and .
Step 6.5
Multiply by .
Step 6.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.