Calculus Examples

Find Where dy/dx is Equal to Zero x^3+y^3=21xy
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.
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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 .
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Step 2.2.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.2.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
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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 Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.6
Apply the distributive property.
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
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3
Factor out of .
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Step 5.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.4.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.4.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.4.3.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.4.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.4.3.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6
Replace with .
Step 7
Set then solve for in terms of .
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Step 7.1
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 7.2
Solve the equation for .
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Step 7.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.2.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 7.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.2.2.3.1
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 7.2.2.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.2.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 7.2.4
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 7.2.4.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 7.2.4.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 7.2.4.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 8
Solve for .
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Step 8.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 8.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 8.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 8.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out .
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Move .
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Rewrite as .
Step 8.1.4.6
Add parentheses.
Step 8.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 8.2
Use to rewrite as .
Step 8.3
Use to rewrite as .
Step 8.4
Simplify each term.
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Step 8.4.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 8.4.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 8.4.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 8.4.3.1
Multiply by .
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Step 8.4.3.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.4.3.2
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 8.4.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.4.3.4
Add and .
Step 8.4.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 8.4.4.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 8.4.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 8.4.4.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.4.4.5
Add and .
Step 8.5
Simplify .
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Step 8.5.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 8.5.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 8.5.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 8.5.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.5.2.5
Add and .
Step 8.6
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 8.7
Find a common factor that is present in each term.
Step 8.8
Substitute for .
Step 8.9
Solve for .
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Step 8.9.1
Simplify .
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Step 8.9.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 8.9.1.1.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 8.9.1.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.9.1.1.3
Add and .
Step 8.9.1.2
Reorder factors in .
Step 8.9.2
Factor the left side of the equation.
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Step 8.9.2.1
Factor out of .
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Reorder the expression.
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Reorder and .
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Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Divide by .
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Evaluate the exponent.
Step 8.9.2.4
Factor.
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Step 8.9.2.4.1
Factor out of .
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Step 8.9.2.4.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 8.9.2.4.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 8.9.2.4.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 8.9.2.5
Combine exponents.
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Step 8.9.2.5.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.9.2.5.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.9.2.5.3
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 8.9.2.5.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.9.2.5.5
Add and .
Step 8.9.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 8.9.4
Set equal to .
Step 8.9.5
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 8.9.5.1
Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Step 8.9.5.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 8.9.5.2.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 8.9.5.2.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 8.9.5.2.3.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 8.9.5.2.3.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 8.9.5.2.3.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 8.9.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 8.10
Substitute for .
Step 8.11
Solve for for .
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Step 8.11.1
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 8.11.2
Simplify the exponent.
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Step 8.11.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 8.11.2.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 8.11.2.1.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.11.2.1.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.11.2.1.1.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
Step 8.11.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 8.11.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Simplify the expression.
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Rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.11.2.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 8.12
Solve for for .
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Step 8.12.1
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 8.12.2
Simplify the exponent.
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Step 8.12.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 8.12.2.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 8.12.2.1.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.12.2.1.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.12.2.1.1.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
Step 8.12.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 8.12.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 8.12.2.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 8.12.2.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 8.12.2.2.1.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 8.12.2.2.1.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 8.12.2.2.1.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.12.2.2.1.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.12.2.2.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 8.13
List all of the solutions.
Step 8.14
Exclude the solutions that do not make true.
Step 9
Find the points where .
Step 10