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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Evaluate .
Step 1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3
Subtract from .
Step 2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 4
Since there is no value of that makes the first derivative equal to , there are no local extrema.
No Local Extrema
Step 5
No Local Extrema
Step 6