Calculus Examples

Find the Critical Points f(x)=10x^3(x-1)^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
Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.5
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.6
Differentiate.
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Step 1.1.6.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.6.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.6.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.6.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.7
Simplify.
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Step 1.1.7.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Combine terms.
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Step 1.1.7.5.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.7.5.6.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.7.5.9.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 1.1.7.5.9.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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
Factor the left side of the equation.
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Step 2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Step 2.2.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.3
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2
Factor.
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Step 2.2.2.1
Factor by grouping.
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Step 2.2.2.1.1
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
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Step 2.2.2.1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as plus
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Apply the distributive property.
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Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
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Step 2.2.2.1.2.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
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Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 2.2.2.1.3
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
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Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 2.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 2.4
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 2.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 2.4.2
Solve for .
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Step 2.4.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 2.4.2.2
Simplify .
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Step 2.4.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 2.4.2.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 2.5
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 2.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 2.5.2
Solve for .
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Step 2.5.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.5.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.5.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.5.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.5.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
Step 2.6
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 2.6.1
Set equal to .
Step 2.6.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.7
The final solution is all the values that make true.
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 .
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Simplify.
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Raising to any positive power yields .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
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Substitute for .
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Simplify.
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Step 4.2.2.1
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.2.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.2.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.6
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.2.8
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.2.2.8.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.2.10
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 4.2.2.10.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.11
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.2.2.11.1
Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Combine.
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Raise to the power of .
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Simplify the denominator.
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Step 4.2.2.12.1
Rewrite as .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.2.2.13.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3
Evaluate at .
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Step 4.3.1
Substitute for .
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Simplify.
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Step 4.3.2.1
One to any power is one.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Raising to any positive power yields .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.4
List all of the points.
Step 5