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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Write as a function.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Differentiate.
Step 2.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2
Evaluate .
Step 2.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Evaluate .
Step 2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
Step 2.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.4.2
Add and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Evaluate .
Step 3.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.3
Evaluate .
Step 3.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4
Evaluate .
Step 3.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 4
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 5.1.1
Differentiate.
Step 5.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 5.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 5.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
Step 5.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 5.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 6.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.4
Factor out of .
Step 6.2.5
Factor out of .
Step 6.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 6.4
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 6.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.4.2
Solve for .
Step 6.4.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.4.2.2
Simplify .
Step 6.4.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.4.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 6.4.2.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 6.5
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 6.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.5.2
Solve for .
Step 6.5.2.1
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 6.5.2.2
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 6.5.2.3
Simplify.
Step 6.5.2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.5.2.3.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.5.2.3.1.2
Multiply .
Step 6.5.2.3.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.3.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.5.2.3.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.5.2.3.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.5.2.3.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.5.2.3.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.5.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.3.3
Simplify .
Step 6.5.2.4
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 6.5.2.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.5.2.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.5.2.4.1.2
Multiply .
Step 6.5.2.4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.4.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.5.2.4.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.5.2.4.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.5.2.4.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.5.2.4.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.5.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.4.3
Simplify .
Step 6.5.2.4.4
Change the to .
Step 6.5.2.5
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 6.5.2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.5.2.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.5.2.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 6.5.2.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 6.5.2.5.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.5.2.5.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.5.2.5.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.5.2.5.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.5.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.5.3
Simplify .
Step 6.5.2.5.4
Change the to .
Step 6.5.2.6
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 6.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 7
Step 7.1
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 8
Critical points to evaluate.
Step 9
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Step 10
Step 10.1
Simplify each term.
Step 10.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 10.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 10.1.3
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 10.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 10.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 10.2
Simplify by adding numbers.
Step 10.2.1
Add and .
Step 10.2.2
Add and .
Step 11
Step 11.1
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the first derivative or undefined.
Step 11.2
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 11.2.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 11.2.2
Simplify the result.
Step 11.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 11.2.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.2.1.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.2.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.2.2
Simplify by adding numbers.
Step 11.2.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 11.2.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 11.2.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 11.3
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 11.3.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 11.3.2
Simplify the result.
Step 11.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 11.3.2.1.1
One to any power is one.
Step 11.3.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.3.2.1.3
One to any power is one.
Step 11.3.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 11.3.2.1.5
One to any power is one.
Step 11.3.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 11.3.2.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 11.3.2.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 11.3.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 11.3.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 11.4
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 11.4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 11.4.2
Simplify the result.
Step 11.4.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 11.4.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.4.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.4.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.4.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 11.4.2.1.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.4.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 11.4.2.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 11.4.2.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 11.4.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 11.4.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 11.5
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
Step 11.5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 11.5.2
Simplify the result.
Step 11.5.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 11.5.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.5.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.5.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.5.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 11.5.2.1.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.5.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 11.5.2.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 11.5.2.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 11.5.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 11.5.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 11.6
Since the first derivative did not change signs around , this is not a local maximum or minimum.
Not a local maximum or minimum
Step 11.7
Since the first derivative changed signs from positive to negative around , then is a local maximum.
is a local maximum
Step 11.8
Since the first derivative changed signs from negative to positive around , then is a local minimum.
is a local minimum
Step 11.9
These are the local extrema for .
is a local maximum
is a local minimum
is a local maximum
is a local minimum
Step 12