Calculus Examples

Find the Horizontal Tangent Line 2(x^2+y^2)^2=25(x^2-y^2)
Step 1
Set each solution of as a function of .
Step 2
Because the variable in the equation has a degree greater than , use implicit differentiation to solve for the derivative .
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Step 2.1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2
Differentiate the left side of the equation.
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Step 2.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.2.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
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Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.3.1
Multiply by .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.3.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.2.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
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Rewrite as .
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Simplify.
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Step 2.2.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Reorder the factors of .
Step 2.3
Differentiate the right side of the equation.
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Step 2.3.1
Differentiate.
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Step 2.3.1.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.3.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.3.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Simplify.
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Step 2.3.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Combine terms.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.
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Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 2.5
Solve for .
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Step 2.5.1
Simplify .
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Step 2.5.1.1
Rewrite.
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Simplify by adding zeros.
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 2.5.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.5.1.4.7.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.5.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.5.3
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 2.5.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.5.3.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.5.4
Factor out of .
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Step 2.5.4.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.5.5.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.5.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.5.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.5.5.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify each term.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.5.5.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.5.5.3.1.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.5.5.3.1.4.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.5.5.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 2.5.5.3.3.1
Multiply by .
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Reorder the factors of .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.5.5.3.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.5.5.3.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.5.5.3.6.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Factor out of .
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Step 2.5.5.3.7.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.5.5.3.13.1
Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.6
Replace with .
Step 3
Set the derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 3.1
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 3.2
Solve the equation for .
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Step 3.2.1
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3.2.2
Set equal to .
Step 3.2.3
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 3.2.3.1
Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Step 3.2.3.2.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.2.3.2.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.3.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.2.3.2.4
Simplify .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.2.3.2.4.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Simplify terms.
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Step 3.2.3.2.4.6.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Move to the left of .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.2.4.9
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2.3.2.4.11
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor the perfect power out of .
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Factor the perfect power out of .
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Rearrange the fraction .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Combine and .
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The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 3.2.3.2.5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 3.2.3.2.5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 3.2.3.2.5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3.2.4
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 4
Solve the function at .
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Step 4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 4.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 4.2.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.3
Multiply by .
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The final answer is .
Step 5
Solve the function at .
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Step 5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
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Simplify the result.
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Step 5.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.1.2.1.5
Simplify.
Step 5.2.1.2.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 5.2.1.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.2.3
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Reorder the factors in the terms and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.1.2.4.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.2.1.2.4.3.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 5.2.1.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.2.3
Simplify terms.
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Step 5.2.3.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.2.4.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 5.2.4.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.2
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 5.2.4.2.1
Reorder the factors in the terms and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.4.3.1
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.4.3.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.2.4.3.3.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Combine and .
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The final answer is .
Step 6
The horizontal tangent lines are
Step 7