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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Evaluate .
Step 2.2.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3
Evaluate .
Step 2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.5
Simplify.
Step 2.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.5.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 2.5.3
Reorder terms.
Step 3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 5.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.1.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.3.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.5
Simplify the expression.
Step 5.3.3.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.3.5.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6
Replace with .
Step 7
Step 7.1
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 7.2
Solve the equation for .
Step 7.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 7.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 7.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 7.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 7.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Simplify .
Step 8.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 8.1.1.1
Multiply .
Step 8.1.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 8.1.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 8.1.1.3
Multiply .
Step 8.1.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 8.1.1.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.1.1.3.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.1.1.3.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.1.1.3.5
Add and .
Step 8.1.1.4
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 8.1.1.4.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 8.1.1.4.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 8.1.1.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.1.1.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.1.2
Find the common denominator.
Step 8.1.2.1
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 8.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.1.4
Simplify each term.
Step 8.1.4.1
Move to the left of .
Step 8.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.5
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 8.1.5.1
Subtract from .
Step 8.1.5.2
Add and .
Step 8.1.5.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 8.2
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 8.3
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 8.3.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 8.3.1.1
Simplify .
Step 8.3.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 8.3.1.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 8.3.1.1.1.2
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 8.3.1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 8.3.1.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.3.1.1.1.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 8.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.3.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.3.1.1.3
Multiply.
Step 8.3.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.3.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 8.3.2.1
Simplify .
Step 8.3.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 8.3.2.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.3.2.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 8.3.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 8.3.2.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 8.4
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 8.5
Simplify .
Step 8.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 8.5.3
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.5.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.5.4.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 8.5.5
Multiply by .
Step 8.5.6
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 8.5.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.5.6.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.5.6.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.5.6.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.5.6.5
Add and .
Step 8.5.6.6
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.6.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 8.5.6.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 8.5.6.6.3
Combine and .
Step 8.5.6.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 8.5.6.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.5.6.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.5.6.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 8.5.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.5.7.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 8.5.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.5.8
Combine fractions.
Step 8.5.8.1
Combine and .
Step 8.5.8.2
Move to the left of .
Step 8.6
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 8.6.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 8.6.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 8.6.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 9
Step 9.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.2
Simplify .
Step 9.2.1
Combine and .
Step 9.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.2.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 9.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 9.2.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.2.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10
Step 10.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.1.2
Combine and .
Step 10.2
Multiply by .
Step 10.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 10.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 10.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 10.5.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 10.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 10.5.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 10.5.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 11
Find the points where .
Step 12