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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.2
Differentiate.
Step 1.1.2.1
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.5
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.7
Multiply.
Step 1.1.2.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.8
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.9
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 1.1.2.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.9.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.9.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.2.9.3.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.9.3.2
Reorder terms.
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 2.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 2.3
Since , there are no solutions.
No solution
No solution
Step 3
There are no values of in the domain of the original problem where the derivative is or undefined.
No critical points found
Step 4
Step 4.1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 4.2
Solve for .
Step 4.2.1
Factor the left side of the equation.
Step 4.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.1.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.2.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.3.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.3
Set the equal to .
Step 4.2.4
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5
After finding the point that makes the derivative equal to or undefined, the interval to check where is increasing and where it is decreasing is .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
Step 6.2.1
Simplify the denominator.
Step 6.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 6.2.1.3
One to any power is one.
Step 6.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 6.3
At the derivative is . Since this is positive, the function is increasing on .
Increasing on since
Increasing on since
Step 7
Step 7.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 7.2
Simplify the result.
Step 7.2.1
Simplify the denominator.
Step 7.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 7.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.2
Divide by .
Step 7.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 7.3
At the derivative is . Since this is positive, the function is increasing on .
Increasing on since
Increasing on since
Step 8
List the intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing.
Increasing on:
Step 9