Calculus Examples

Find Where dy/dx is Equal to Zero tan(4x+y)=4x
Step 1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Differentiate the left side of the equation.
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Step 2.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2
Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 3
Differentiate the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 5
Solve for .
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Step 5.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.1.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6
Replace with .
Step 7
Set then solve for in terms of .
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Step 7.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 7.2
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
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Step 7.2.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 7.2.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 7.3
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 7.3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 7.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.3.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.4
Solve the equation.
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Step 7.4.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 7.4.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.4.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.4.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.4.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.4.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.4.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.4.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 7.4.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 7.4.4
Any root of is .
Step 7.4.5
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 7.4.5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 7.4.5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 7.4.5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 7.5
Set up each of the solutions to solve for .
Step 7.6
Solve for in .
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Step 7.6.1
Take the inverse secant of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the secant.
Step 7.6.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.6.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 7.6.3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7.6.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.6.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.6.4.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.6.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.6.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.6.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.6.4.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.6.4.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.6.5
The secant function is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 7.6.6
Solve for .
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Step 7.6.6.1
Subtract from .
Step 7.6.6.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7.6.6.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.6.6.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.6.6.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.6.6.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.6.6.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.6.6.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.6.6.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.6.6.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.6.6.3.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 7.6.6.3.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 7.6.6.3.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.6.6.3.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.6.6.3.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.7
Solve for in .
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Step 7.7.1
Take the inverse secant of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the secant.
Step 7.7.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.7.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 7.7.3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7.7.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.7.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.7.4.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.7.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.7.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.7.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.7.4.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.7.4.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.7.5
The secant function is negative in the second and third quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the third quadrant.
Step 7.7.6
Solve for .
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Step 7.7.6.1
Subtract from .
Step 7.7.6.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7.7.6.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.7.6.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.7.6.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.7.6.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.7.6.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.7.6.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.7.6.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.7.6.3.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.8
List all of the solutions.
Step 8
Solve for .
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Step 8.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 8.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 8.1.1.1
Rewrite.
Step 8.1.1.2
Simplify by adding zeros.
Step 8.1.1.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 8.1.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.1.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.1.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.1.1.3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.1.1.3.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 8.1.1.3.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.1.1.3.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.1.1.4
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 8.1.1.4.1
Add and .
Step 8.1.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 8.1.1.5
Subtract full rotations of until the angle is greater than or equal to and less than .
Step 8.1.1.6
The exact value of is .
Step 8.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 8.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 8.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.2.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.2.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.2.1.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 8.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.2.1.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.3
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 8.4
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 8.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 8.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 8.5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 8.5.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 8.5.2.2
Divide by .
Step 8.5.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 8.5.3.1
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 8.5.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 9
Solve for .
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Step 9.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 9.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 9.1.1.1
Rewrite.
Step 9.1.1.2
Simplify by adding zeros.
Step 9.1.1.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 9.1.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 9.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.1.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.1.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.1.1.3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.1.1.3.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 9.1.1.3.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.1.1.3.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.1.1.4
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 9.1.1.4.1
Add and .
Step 9.1.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 9.1.1.5
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because tangent is negative in the second quadrant.
Step 9.1.1.6
The exact value of is .
Step 9.1.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 9.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 9.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 9.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 9.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.2.1.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 9.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.1.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.3
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 9.4
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 9.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 9.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 9.5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 9.5.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 9.5.2.2
Divide by .
Step 9.5.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 9.5.3.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 9.5.3.2
Divide by .
Step 10
Find the points where .
Step 11