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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the second derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.1.2
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.1.2.1
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.1.2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.1.2.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.1.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2.6
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.1.2.6.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.1.2.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.1.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.1.5
Add and .
Step 1.1.1.6
Simplify.
Step 1.1.1.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.1.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.1.6.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.1.6.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1.6.3.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.1.6.3.1.1.1
Move .
Step 1.1.1.6.3.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.6.3.1.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.1.6.3.1.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.1.6.3.1.1.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.1.6.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.6.3.2
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.1.1.6.3.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.1.6.3.2.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.2
Find the second derivative.
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 Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule.
Step 1.1.2.3.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 1.1.2.3.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.1.2.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.2.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.1.2.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.1.2.5
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 1.1.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.5.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.5.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.6
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.2.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.6.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.6.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.2.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.8
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.10
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.2.10.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.11
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.2.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.2.13
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.2.14
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.15
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.2.16
Combine and .
Step 1.1.2.17
Simplify.
Step 1.1.2.17.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.17.2
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.2.17.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.17.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
The second derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Set the second derivative equal to then solve the equation .
Step 1.2.1
Set the second derivative equal to .
Step 1.2.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 1.2.3
Solve the equation for .
Step 1.2.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.2.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.2.3.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 1.2.3.4
Any root of is .
Step 1.2.3.5
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 1.2.3.5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 1.2.3.5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 1.2.3.5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 2.2
Solve for .
Step 2.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 2.2.3
Simplify .
Step 2.2.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.4
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 2.2.4.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 2.2.4.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 2.2.4.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 2.3
The domain is all real numbers.
Interval Notation:
Set-Builder Notation:
Interval Notation:
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Step 3
Create intervals around the -values where the second derivative is zero or undefined.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 4.2
Simplify the result.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.3
Add and .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 4.3
The graph is concave down on the interval because is negative.
Concave down on since is negative
Concave down on since is negative
Step 5
Step 5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 5.2
Simplify the result.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 5.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 5.2.2.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 5.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 5.3
The graph is concave up on the interval because is positive.
Concave up on since is positive
Concave up on since is positive
Step 6
Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
Step 6.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.3
Add and .
Step 6.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 6.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 6.2.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 6.3
The graph is concave down on the interval because is negative.
Concave down on since is negative
Concave down on since is negative
Step 7
The graph is concave down when the second derivative is negative and concave up when the second derivative is positive.
Concave down on since is negative
Concave up on since is positive
Concave down on since is negative
Step 8