Calculus Examples

Find the Critical Points sin(x)^2
Step 1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.1.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3
Simplify.
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Step 1.1.3.1
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.1.3.2
Reorder and .
Step 1.1.3.3
Reorder and .
Step 1.1.3.4
Apply the sine double-angle identity.
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 2.2
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 2.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.4.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.4.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.4.3.1
Divide by .
Step 2.5
The sine function is positive in the first and second quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the second quadrant.
Step 2.6
Solve for .
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Step 2.6.1
Simplify.
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Step 2.6.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.6.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.6.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.6.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.6.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.6.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.6.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.7
Find the period of .
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Step 2.7.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 2.7.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 2.7.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 2.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.7.4.2
Divide by .
Step 2.8
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 2.9
Consolidate the answers.
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, for any integer
Step 3
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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Step 3.1
The domain of the expression is all real numbers except where the expression is undefined. In this case, there is no real number that makes the expression undefined.
Step 4
Evaluate at each value where the derivative is or undefined.
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Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
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Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
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Step 4.1.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 4.1.2.2
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
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Step 4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
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Step 4.2.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 4.2.2.2
One to any power is one.
Step 4.3
List all of the points.
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, for any integer
Step 5