Calculus Examples

Find the Critical Points f(x)=x square root of 10-x
Step 1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.1.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.5
Combine and .
Step 1.1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.7
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.1.7.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.1.8
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.1.8.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.8.2
Combine and .
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Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.1.8.4
Combine and .
Step 1.1.9
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.11
Add and .
Step 1.1.12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.13
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.14
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.1.14.1
Multiply by .
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Combine and .
Step 1.1.14.3
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.1.14.3.1
Move to the left of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.14.3.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.15
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.16
Multiply by .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.18
Combine and .
Step 1.1.19
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.20
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.20.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.20.4
Add and .
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Divide by .
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Simplify .
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Move to the left of .
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Simplify.
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Step 1.1.23.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.1.23.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.23.2.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 2.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 2.3
Solve the equation for .
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Step 2.3.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
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Step 3.1
Convert expressions with fractional exponents to radicals.
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Step 3.1.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 3.1.2
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 3.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 3.3
Solve for .
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Step 3.3.1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, square both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2
Simplify each side of the equation.
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Step 3.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.3.2.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 3.3.2.2.1.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.3.2.2.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.6
Multiply.
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Step 3.3.2.2.1.6.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 3.3.3
Solve for .
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Step 3.3.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.3.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.3.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.3.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.3.3.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3.4
Set the radicand in less than to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 3.5
Solve for .
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Step 3.5.1
Subtract from both sides of the inequality.
Step 3.5.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.5.2.1
Divide each term in by . When multiplying or dividing both sides of an inequality by a negative value, flip the direction of the inequality sign.
Step 3.5.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.5.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 3.5.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 3.5.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.5.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3.6
The equation is undefined where the denominator equals , the argument of a square root is less than , or the argument of a logarithm is less than or equal to .
Step 4
Evaluate at each value where the derivative is or undefined.
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Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
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Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
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Step 4.1.2.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 4.1.2.7.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.7.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.7.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.1.2.7.5
Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 4.1.2.7.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.1.2.7.6.3
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.7.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.1.2.7.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.2.7.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.1.2.8
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.1.2.8.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 4.1.2.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.9
Multiply .
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Step 4.1.2.9.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
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Step 4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
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Step 4.2.2.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 4.2.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.3
List all of the points.
Step 5