Calculus Examples

Find the Local Maxima and Minima f(x)=10/3x^3*51/2*x^2+5x+16
Step 1
Find the first derivative of the function.
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Step 1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Evaluate .
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Step 1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.5.2.4
Divide by .
Step 1.2.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.6.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.6.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.8
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.9
Multiply by .
Step 1.3
Evaluate .
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Step 1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4.2
Add and .
Step 2
Find the second derivative of the function.
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Step 2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2
Evaluate .
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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
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.2
Add and .
Step 3
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Step 4
Find the first derivative.
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Step 4.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 4.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2
Evaluate .
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Step 4.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 4.1.2.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.1.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.2.5.2.4
Divide by .
Step 4.1.2.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.1.2.6.1
Move .
Step 4.1.2.6.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.1.2.6.3
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.2.8
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.2.9
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3
Evaluate .
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Step 4.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 4.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 5.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.3.3.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.3.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.3.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.4
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5.5
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 5.5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 5.5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 5.5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 6
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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Step 6.1
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 7
Critical points to evaluate.
Step 8
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 9
Evaluate the second derivative.
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Step 9.1
Rewrite as .
Step 9.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 9.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.4
Apply the product rule to .
Step 9.5
One to any power is one.
Step 9.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 10
Since there is at least one point with or undefined second derivative, apply the first derivative test.
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Step 10.1
Split into separate intervals around the values that make the first derivative or undefined.
Step 10.2
Substitute any number, such as , from the interval in the first derivative to check if the result is negative or positive.
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Step 10.2.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 10.2.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 10.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 10.2.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 10.2.2.1.2
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 10.2.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 10.3
No local maxima or minima found for .
No local maxima or minima
No local maxima or minima
Step 11