Calculus Examples

Find the Derivative - d/dy ((y-1)^4)/((y^2+2y)^5)
Step 1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4
Differentiate.
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Step 4.1
Move to the left of .
Step 4.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.5
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.5.1
Add and .
Step 4.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 5.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 5.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 6
Differentiate.
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Step 6.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 6.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 6.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 6.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 6.6
Multiply by .
Step 7
Simplify.
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Step 7.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 7.1.1
Factor out of .
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Step 7.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.2
Factor out of .
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Step 7.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 7.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.8
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 7.1.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.1.8.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.1.8.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.1.9
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 7.1.9.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.1.9.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 7.1.9.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 7.1.9.1.2.1
Move .
Step 7.1.9.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.9.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.9.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.9.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.9.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.9.2
Add and .
Step 7.1.9.3
Add and .
Step 7.1.10
Subtract from .
Step 7.1.11
Factor out of .
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Step 7.1.11.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.11.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.11.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.11.4
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.11.5
Factor out of .
Step 7.2
Move to the left of .
Step 7.3
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 7.3.1
Factor out of .
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Step 7.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.3.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.3.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.3.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 7.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 7.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 7.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 7.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 7.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.6
Factor out of .
Step 7.7
Factor out of .
Step 7.8
Factor out of .
Step 7.9
Rewrite as .
Step 7.10
Factor out of .
Step 7.11
Rewrite as .
Step 7.12
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.13
Reorder factors in .