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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Write as a function.
Step 2
Step 2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Evaluate .
Step 2.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
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 chain rule, which states that is where and .
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 .
Step 2.3.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3.3
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Simplify.
Step 2.4.1
Reorder terms.
Step 2.4.2
Simplify each term.
Step 2.4.2.1
Reorder and .
Step 2.4.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 2.4.2.3
Apply the sine double-angle identity.
Step 3
Step 3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Evaluate .
Step 3.2.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 3.2.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.2.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.5
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3
Evaluate .
Step 3.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 5
Apply the sine double-angle identity.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.3
Factor out of .
Step 7
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Set equal to .
Step 8.2
Solve for .
Step 8.2.1
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 8.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 8.2.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 8.2.3
The cosine function is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 8.2.4
Simplify .
Step 8.2.4.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 8.2.4.2
Combine fractions.
Step 8.2.4.2.1
Combine and .
Step 8.2.4.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.2.4.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.2.4.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.4.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 8.2.5
The solution to the equation .
Step 9
Step 9.1
Set equal to .
Step 9.2
Solve for .
Step 9.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 9.2.2
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 9.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 9.2.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 9.2.4
The sine function is negative in the third and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the solution from , to find a reference angle. Next, add this reference angle to to find the solution in the third quadrant.
Step 9.2.5
Simplify the expression to find the second solution.
Step 9.2.5.1
Subtract from .
Step 9.2.5.2
The resulting angle of is positive, less than , and coterminal with .
Step 9.2.6
The solution to the equation .
Step 10
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 11
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Step 12
Step 12.1
Simplify each term.
Step 12.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 12.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12.1.2
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.
Step 12.1.3
The exact value of is .
Step 12.1.4
Multiply .
Step 12.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 12.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 12.1.5
The exact value of is .
Step 12.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 12.2
Subtract from .
Step 13
is a local maximum because the value of the second derivative is negative. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local maximum
Step 14
Step 14.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 14.2
Simplify the result.
Step 14.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 14.2.1.1
The exact value of is .
Step 14.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 14.2.1.3
The exact value of is .
Step 14.2.1.4
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 14.2.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 14.2.2
Add and .
Step 14.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 15
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Step 16
Step 16.1
Simplify each term.
Step 16.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 16.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 16.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 16.1.2
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 16.1.3
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.
Step 16.1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 16.1.5
Multiply .
Step 16.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 16.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 16.1.6
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.
Step 16.1.7
The exact value of is .
Step 16.1.8
Multiply .
Step 16.1.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 16.1.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 16.2
Add and .
Step 17
Step 17.1
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the first derivative or undefined.
Step 17.2
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 17.2.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 17.2.2
Simplify the result.
Step 17.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 17.2.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 17.2.2.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 17.2.2.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 17.2.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 17.2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 17.2.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 17.3
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 17.3.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 17.3.2
Simplify the result.
Step 17.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 17.3.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 17.3.2.1.2
The exact value of is .
Step 17.3.2.1.3
The exact value of is .
Step 17.3.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 17.3.2.2
Add and .
Step 17.3.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 17.4
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 17.4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 17.4.2
Simplify the result.
Step 17.4.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 17.4.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 17.4.2.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 17.4.2.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 17.4.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 17.4.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 17.4.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 17.5
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 17.5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 17.5.2
Simplify the result.
Step 17.5.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 17.5.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 17.5.2.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 17.5.2.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 17.5.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 17.5.2.2
Add and .
Step 17.5.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 17.6
Since the first derivative changed signs from negative to positive around , then is a local minimum.
is a local minimum
Step 17.7
Since the first derivative changed signs from positive to negative around , then is a local maximum.
is a local maximum
Step 17.8
Since the first derivative changed signs from negative to positive around , then is a local minimum.
is a local minimum
Step 17.9
These are the local extrema for .
is a local minimum
is a local maximum
is a local minimum
is a local minimum
is a local maximum
is a local minimum
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