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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.2
Differentiate.
Step 3.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.7
Rewrite as .
Step 3.8
Simplify.
Step 3.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.8.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.8.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.8.2.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.8.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.8.2.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.8.2.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.8.2.1.2
Simplify each term.
Step 3.8.2.1.2.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.8.2.1.2.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.8.2.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.8.2.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1.3.2
Multiply .
Step 3.8.2.1.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1.4
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.8.2.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.8.2.1.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.8.2.1.4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.8.2.1.5
Simplify each term.
Step 3.8.2.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1.5.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.8.2.2
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 3.8.2.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.8.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.8.2.2.3
Add and .
Step 3.8.2.2.4
Add and .
Step 3.8.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.8.2.4
Add and .
Step 3.8.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.6
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.7
Rewrite as .
Step 3.8.8
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 5.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 5.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.3.1
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 5.2.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Multiply both sides by .
Step 5.4
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.4.1
Simplify .
Step 5.4.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.4.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.4.1.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 5.4.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.3.2
Move .
Step 5.5
Solve for .
Step 5.5.1
Simplify .
Step 5.5.1.1
Rewrite.
Step 5.5.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.5.1.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.5.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.5.1.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.5.1.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.5.1.4
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.5.1.4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.5.1.4.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.1.4.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.5.1.4.1.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.5.1.4.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.5.1.4.1.4.1
Move .
Step 5.5.1.4.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.1.4.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 5.5.1.4.2.1
Move .
Step 5.5.1.4.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.5.1.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.5.1.6
Simplify.
Step 5.5.1.6.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.5.1.6.1.1
Move .
Step 5.5.1.6.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.5.1.6.1.3
Add and .
Step 5.5.1.6.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.5.1.6.2.1
Move .
Step 5.5.1.6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.1.6.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.1.6.2.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.5.1.6.2.3
Add and .
Step 5.5.1.6.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.5.1.7
Simplify each term.
Step 5.5.1.7.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.5.1.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.1.7.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.5.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.5.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.5.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.5.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.5.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5.5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.5.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.7
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.5.3.3.1.7.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.3.1.7.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6
Replace with .