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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate .
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 Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
Step 1.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.2
Add 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
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 2.4
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 2.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 2.4.2
Solve for .
Step 2.4.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 2.4.2.2
Simplify .
Step 2.4.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.4.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 2.4.2.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 2.5
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 2.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 2.5.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 3
The values which make the derivative equal to are .
Step 4
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the derivative or undefined.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 5.2
Simplify the result.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 5.3
At the derivative is . Since this is negative, the function is decreasing on .
Decreasing on since
Decreasing on since
Step 6
Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
Step 6.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 6.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.2.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.2.1.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.2.1.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.1.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.1.8
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.2.1.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.1.8.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2.1.8.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.2.1.9
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 6.2.3
Combine and .
Step 6.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.2.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.2.7
The final answer is .
Step 6.3
At the derivative is . Since this is negative, the function is decreasing on .
Decreasing on since
Decreasing on since
Step 7
Step 7.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 7.2
Simplify the result.
Step 7.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 7.2.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 7.2.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.1.1.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.1.1.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.2.1.1.2
Add and .
Step 7.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 7.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 7.3
At the derivative is . Since this is positive, the function is increasing on .
Increasing on since
Increasing on since
Step 8
List the intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing.
Increasing on:
Decreasing on:
Step 9