Calculus Examples

Find the Concavity x^5 natural log of x
Step 1
Write as a function.
Step 2
Find the values where the second derivative is equal to .
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Step 2.1
Find the second derivative.
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Step 2.1.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 2.1.1.1
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.1.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule.
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Step 2.1.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.1.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2.5
Divide by .
Step 2.1.1.3.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.1.3.4
Reorder terms.
Step 2.1.2
Find the second derivative.
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Step 2.1.2.1
Differentiate.
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Step 2.1.2.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2.2
Evaluate .
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Step 2.1.2.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.2.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.1.2.2.3
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2.2.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.2.2.5
Combine and .
Step 2.1.2.2.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.1.2.2.6.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.1.2.2.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.2.6.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.2.2.6.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.2.2.6.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
Step 2.1.2.3
Simplify.
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Step 2.1.2.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.3.2
Combine terms.
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Step 2.1.2.3.2.1
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 2.1.2.3.3
Reorder terms.
Step 2.1.3
The second derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Set the second derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 2.2.1
Set the second derivative equal to .
Step 2.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.2.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.2.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.3.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.3.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.2.3.3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.3.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.3.3.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.3.3.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.4
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 2.2.5
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 2.2.6
Solve for .
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Step 2.2.6.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.2.6.2
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 3
Find the domain of .
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Step 3.1
Set the argument in greater than to find where the expression is defined.
Step 3.2
The domain is all values of that make the expression defined.
Interval Notation:
Set-Builder Notation:
Interval Notation:
Set-Builder Notation:
Step 4
Create intervals around the -values where the second derivative is zero or undefined.
Step 5
Substitute any number from the interval into the second derivative and evaluate to determine the concavity.
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Step 5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 5.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 5.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.5
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 5.2.1.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 5.3
The graph is concave down on the interval because is negative.
Concave down on since is negative
Concave down on since is negative
Step 6
Substitute any number from the interval into the second derivative and evaluate to determine the concavity.
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Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 6.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 6.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.5
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 6.2.2
The final answer is .
Step 6.3
The graph is concave up on the interval because is positive.
Concave up on since is positive
Concave up on since is positive
Step 7
The graph is concave down when the second derivative is negative and concave up when the second derivative is positive.
Concave down on since is negative
Concave up on since is positive
Step 8