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Calculus Examples
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Step 1
Step 1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1
Find the first derivative.
Step 1.1.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.1.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.1.1.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.1.2.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.2.5
Combine and .
Step 1.1.1.2.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.1.2.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.1.2.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.2.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.1.2.8
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.1.2.9
Combine and .
Step 1.1.1.2.10
Combine and .
Step 1.1.1.2.11
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.1.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 1.1.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
Step 1.1.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.2
The first derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Set the first derivative equal to then solve the equation .
Step 1.2.1
Set the first derivative equal to .
Step 1.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2.3
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
Step 1.2.3.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 1.2.3.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 1.2.4
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 1.2.4.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 1.2.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.4.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.4.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.4.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.4.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.4.2.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.2.4.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.5
Solve the equation.
Step 1.2.5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.2.5.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.2.5.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.5.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.5.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.5.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 1.2.5.3
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 1.2.5.4
Simplify the exponent.
Step 1.2.5.4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.5.4.1.1
Simplify .
Step 1.2.5.4.1.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 1.2.5.4.1.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.2.5.4.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.5.4.1.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.5.4.1.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.5.4.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 1.2.5.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.2.5.4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 1.2.5.4.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.2.5.4.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.5.4.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.3
Find the values where the derivative is undefined.
Step 1.3.1
Convert expressions with fractional exponents to radicals.
Step 1.3.1.1
Apply the rule to rewrite the exponentiation as a radical.
Step 1.3.1.2
Anything raised to is the base itself.
Step 1.3.2
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 1.3.3
Solve for .
Step 1.3.3.1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, square both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.2
Simplify each side of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.3.2.2.1.4
Simplify.
Step 1.3.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.3.2.3.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 1.3.3.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.3.3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.3.3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.3.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.3.3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.3.3.3.1
Divide by .
Step 1.3.4
Set the radicand in less than to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 1.3.5
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 1.4
Evaluate at each value where the derivative is or undefined.
Step 1.4.1
Evaluate at .
Step 1.4.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 1.4.1.2
Simplify.
Step 1.4.1.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 1.4.1.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 1.4.1.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.4.1.2.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 1.4.1.2.2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 1.4.1.2.2.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.3.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 1.4.1.2.2.4
Multiply .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.4.1
Combine and .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.4.1.2.2.5.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.4.1.2.2.5.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.4.1.2.2.6
Rewrite as .
Step 1.4.1.2.3
Find the common denominator.
Step 1.4.1.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2.3.3
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 1.4.1.2.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2.3.6
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.4.1.2.3.7
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.4.1.2.5
Simplify each term.
Step 1.4.1.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2.6
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 1.4.1.2.6.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.4.1.2.6.2
Add and .
Step 1.4.2
Evaluate at .
Step 1.4.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 1.4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 1.4.2.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 1.4.2.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 1.4.2.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.4.2.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 1.4.2.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.2.2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.2.2.3
Simplify by adding numbers.
Step 1.4.2.2.3.1
Add and .
Step 1.4.2.2.3.2
Add and .
Step 1.4.3
List all of the points.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Evaluate at .
Step 2.1.1
Substitute for .
Step 2.1.2
Simplify.
Step 2.1.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.1.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 2.1.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3
Simplify by adding numbers.
Step 2.1.2.3.1
Add and .
Step 2.1.2.3.2
Add and .
Step 2.2
Evaluate at .
Step 2.2.1
Substitute for .
Step 2.2.2
Simplify.
Step 2.2.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.3
Add and .
Step 2.3
List all of the points.
Step 3
Compare the values found for each value of in order to determine the absolute maximum and minimum over the given interval. The maximum will occur at the highest value and the minimum will occur at the lowest value.
Absolute Maximum:
Absolute Minimum:
Step 4