Calculus Examples

$y = {(3 x - 4)}^{2}$

Step 1

Rewrite ${(3 x - 4)}^{2}$ as $(3 x - 4) (3 x - 4)$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [(3 x - 4) (3 x - 4)]$

Step 2

Expand $(3 x - 4) (3 x - 4)$ using the FOIL Method.

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Step 2.1

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{d}{d x} [3 x (3 x - 4) - 4 (3 x - 4)]$

Step 2.2

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{d}{d x} [3 x (3 x) + 3 x \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 x - 4)]$

Step 2.3

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{d}{d x} [3 x (3 x) + 3 x \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 x) - 4 \cdot - 4]$

Step 3

Simplify and combine like terms.

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Step 3.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 3.1.1

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$\frac{d}{d x} [3 \cdot 3 x \cdot x + 3 x \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 x) - 4 \cdot - 4]$

Step 3.1.2

Multiply $x$ by $x$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 3.1.2.1

Move $x$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [3 \cdot 3 (x \cdot x) + 3 x \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 x) - 4 \cdot - 4]$

Step 3.1.2.2

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [3 \cdot 3 x^{2} + 3 x \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 x) - 4 \cdot - 4]$

Step 3.1.3

Multiply $3$ by $3$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [9 x^{2} + 3 x \cdot - 4 - 4 (3 x) - 4 \cdot - 4]$

Step 3.1.4

Multiply $- 4$ by $3$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [9 x^{2} - 12 x - 4 (3 x) - 4 \cdot - 4]$

Step 3.1.5

Multiply $3$ by $- 4$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [9 x^{2} - 12 x - 12 x - 4 \cdot - 4]$

Step 3.1.6

Multiply $- 4$ by $- 4$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [9 x^{2} - 12 x - 12 x + 16]$

Step 3.2

Subtract $12 x$ from $- 12 x$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [9 x^{2} - 24 x + 16]$

Step 4

By the Sum Rule, the derivative of $9 x^{2} - 24 x + 16$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{d}{d x} [9 x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [- 24 x] + \frac{d}{d x} [16]$ .

$\frac{d}{d x} [9 x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [- 24 x] + \frac{d}{d x} [16]$

Step 5

Since $9$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $9 x^{2}$ with respect to $x$ is $9 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{2}]$ .

$9 \frac{d}{d x} [x^{2}] + \frac{d}{d x} [- 24 x] + \frac{d}{d x} [16]$

Step 6

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 2$ .

$9 (2 x) + \frac{d}{d x} [- 24 x] + \frac{d}{d x} [16]$

Step 7

Multiply $2$ by $9$ .

$18 x + \frac{d}{d x} [- 24 x] + \frac{d}{d x} [16]$

Step 8

Since $- 24$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $- 24 x$ with respect to $x$ is $- 24 \frac{d}{d x} [x]$ .

$18 x - 24 \frac{d}{d x} [x] + \frac{d}{d x} [16]$

Step 9

Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that $\frac{d}{d x} [x^{n}]$ is $n x^{n - 1}$ where $n = 1$ .

$18 x - 24 \cdot 1 + \frac{d}{d x} [16]$

Step 10

Multiply $- 24$ by $1$ .

$18 x - 24 + \frac{d}{d x} [16]$

Step 11

Since $16$ is constant with respect to $x$ , the derivative of $16$ with respect to $x$ is $0$ .

$18 x - 24 + 0$

Step 12

Add $18 x - 24$ and $0$ .

$18 x - 24$