Calculus Examples

Find the Critical Points f(x)=4+1/3x-1/2x^2
Step 1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1.1
Differentiate.
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Step 1.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate .
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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
Evaluate .
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Step 1.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.4
Combine and .
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Combine and .
Step 1.1.3.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.1.3.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.1.3.6.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.3.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.3.6.2.4
Divide by .
Step 1.1.4
Simplify.
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Step 1.1.4.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.4.2
Reorder terms.
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.3.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 2.3.2.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.3.3.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 2.3.3.2
Divide by .
Step 3
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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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
Evaluate at each value where the derivative is or undefined.
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Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
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Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
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Step 4.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.1.2.1.1
Multiply .
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Step 4.1.2.1.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.1.2.1.3
One to any power is one.
Step 4.1.2.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.1.5
Multiply .
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Step 4.1.2.1.5.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2
Find the common denominator.
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Step 4.1.2.2.1
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 4.1.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2.6
Reorder the factors of .
Step 4.1.2.2.7
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.4.3
Subtract from .
Step 4.2
List all of the points.
Step 5