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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Write as a function.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 2.1.1
Differentiate.
Step 2.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 2.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 2.1.2.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.1.2.2.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.1.2.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.8
Add and .
Step 2.1.2.9
Combine and .
Step 2.1.2.10
Combine and .
Step 2.1.2.11
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.12
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.1.3
Combine terms.
Step 2.1.3.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.1.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.1.3.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 3.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 3.3
Solve the equation for .
Step 3.3.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4
The values which make the derivative equal to are .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 5.2
Solve for .
Step 5.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 6
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the derivative or undefined.
Step 7
Exclude the intervals that are not in the domain.
Step 8
Step 8.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 8.2
Simplify the result.
Step 8.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 8.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 8.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 8.2.3
Divide by .
Step 8.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 8.3
At the derivative is . Since this is negative, the function is decreasing on .
Decreasing on since
Decreasing on since
Step 9
Exclude the intervals that are not in the domain.
Step 10
Step 10.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.2
Simplify the result.
Step 10.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 10.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 10.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 10.2.3
Divide by .
Step 10.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 10.3
At the derivative is . Since this is positive, the function is increasing on .
Increasing on since
Increasing on since
Step 11
List the intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing.
Increasing on:
Decreasing on:
Step 12