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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.5
Simplify.
Step 1.1.5.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.5.2
Reorder terms.
Step 1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.3.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 2.4
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 2.5
Simplify .
Step 2.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.5.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.5.2.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.2.1.3
Add parentheses.
Step 2.5.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 2.5.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.5.4.5
Add and .
Step 2.5.4.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.4.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.5.4.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.5.4.6.3
Combine and .
Step 2.5.4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.5.4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.4.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.4.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 2.5.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.5.5.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 2.5.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 2.6.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 2.6.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 2.6.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3
Step 3.1
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 4
Step 4.1
Evaluate at .
Step 4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.1.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.1.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.2.1.3
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 4.1.2.1.3.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.1.2.1.3.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.1.2.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.2.1.4.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.5.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.5.3
Factor out .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.5.4
Move .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.5.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.2.1.4.5.6
Add parentheses.
Step 4.1.2.1.4.6
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 4.1.2.1.4.7
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.1.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2.1.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.1.2.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.1.2.1.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.1.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.2.1.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.2.2
Reorder terms.
Step 4.1.2.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.4
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 4.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.2.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.6.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.6.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.6.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.2.6.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Evaluate at .
Step 4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2.1.4
Move to the left of .
Step 4.2.2.1.5
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 4.2.2.1.5.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.1.5.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.1.5.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.1.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.2.2.1.6.1
Move .
Step 4.2.2.1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.1.6.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.2.1.6.3
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.1.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.9
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.2.1.9.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.5.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.5.3
Factor out .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.5.4
Move .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.5.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.1.9.5.6
Add parentheses.
Step 4.2.2.1.9.6
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 4.2.2.1.9.7
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.1.11
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.2.2.1.11.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.11.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.2.1.11.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.1.11.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.1.11.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.3
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 4.2.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.2.5
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.2.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.5.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.5.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.5.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2.5.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.5.1.3
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.5.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.5.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3
List all of the points.
Step 5