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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 3.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.5
Combine and .
Step 3.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.8
Combine fractions.
Step 3.8.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.8.2
Combine and .
Step 3.8.3
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 3.8.4
Combine and .
Step 3.9
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.11
Add and .
Step 3.12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.13
Combine and .
Step 3.14
Rewrite as .
Step 3.15
Combine and .
Step 3.16
Multiply by .
Step 3.17
Combine.
Step 3.18
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.19
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.19.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.19.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.20
Multiply by .
Step 3.21
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.22
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.22.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.22.2
Add and .
Step 3.23
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.23.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.23.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.24
Simplify.
Step 3.25
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 3.25.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.25.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.25.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.26
Differentiate.
Step 3.26.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.26.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.26.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.26.4
Add and .
Step 3.26.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.26.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.27
Rewrite as .
Step 3.28
Simplify.
Step 3.28.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.28.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.28.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.28.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.28.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.28.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.28.2.2
Combine exponents.
Step 3.28.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.28.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.28.2.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.28.2.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.28.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.28.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.28.2.4
Add and .
Step 3.28.2.5
Add and .
Step 3.28.3
Combine terms.
Step 3.28.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.28.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.28.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.28.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.28.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.28.4
Reorder terms.
Step 4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 5.2
Multiply both sides by .
Step 5.3
Simplify.
Step 5.3.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.3.1.1
Simplify .
Step 5.3.1.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.1.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.1.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.1.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.1.5
Move .
Step 5.3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4
Solve for .
Step 5.4.1
Simplify .
Step 5.4.1.1
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.4.1.2
Simplify terms.
Step 5.4.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.4.1.2.1.1
One to any power is one.
Step 5.4.1.2.1.2
One to any power is one.
Step 5.4.1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.5
One to any power is one.
Step 5.4.1.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.9
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.11
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.13
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.14
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.15
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.4.1.2.1.16
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.4.1.3
Simplify.
Step 5.4.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.4.1.3.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.4.1.3.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.4.1.4
Simplify each term.
Step 5.4.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.5
Reorder factors in .
Step 5.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.4.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.4.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.4.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.4.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.4.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.4.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.4.3.3.1.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.4.3.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.4.3.3.2
Simplify terms.
Step 5.4.3.3.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.4.3.3.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.4.3.3.2.3
Reorder terms.
Step 5.4.3.3.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.4.3.3.2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.4.3.3.2.6
Reorder terms.
Step 5.4.3.3.2.7
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.8
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.9
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.10
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.11
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.12
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.13
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.14
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.15
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.16
Simplify the expression.
Step 5.4.3.3.2.16.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.4.3.3.2.16.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6
Replace with .