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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Differentiate using the Constant Multiple Rule.
Step 1.1.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.1.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 1.1.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.4
Simplify.
Step 1.1.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule.
Step 1.1.5.1
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.6.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.1.6.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.6.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.1.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.8
Combine and .
Step 1.1.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.10
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.10.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.11
Combine fractions.
Step 1.1.11.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.11.2
Combine and .
Step 1.1.11.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.1.11.4
Combine and .
Step 1.1.12
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.13
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.14
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.15
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.15.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.15.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.16
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.17
Combine and .
Step 1.1.18
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.19
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.19.1
Move .
Step 1.1.19.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.19.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.19.4
Add and .
Step 1.1.19.5
Divide by .
Step 1.1.20
Simplify .
Step 1.1.21
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.22
Rewrite as a product.
Step 1.1.23
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.24
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.25
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.26
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.26.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 1.1.26.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.26.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.27
Combine and .
Step 1.1.28
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.29
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.30
Simplify.
Step 1.1.30.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.30.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.30.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.30.2.2
Subtract from .
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
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 3.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 3.3
Solve for .
Step 3.3.1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, square both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2
Simplify each side of the equation.
Step 3.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.2.2.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 3.3.3
Solve for .
Step 3.3.3.1
Set the equal to .
Step 3.3.3.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.4
Set the radicand in less than to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 3.5
Solve for .
Step 3.5.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the inequality to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.5.2
Simplify the equation.
Step 3.5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.5.2.1.1
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.5.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.5.2.2.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5.2.2.1.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.5.3
Add to both sides of the inequality.
Step 3.6
The equation is undefined where the denominator equals , the argument of a square root is less than , or the argument of a logarithm is less than or equal to .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.1.2.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.2.2
Any root of is .
Step 4.1.2.3
Divide by .
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
Step 4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 4.2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.4
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 4.2.2.5
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Undefined
Step 4.3
List all of the points.
Step 5