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Let p(x) = 30 x^3 -7 x^2 - 7 x + 2. Prove that (2x + 1) is a factor of p(x) and factorise p(x) completely.

Using the Factor Theorem, we know that (2x + 1) = 2(x + 1/2) = 2(x - (-1/2) ) is a factor of p(x) if and only if p(-1/2) = 0, which is true. Now that we know a factor of ...

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proof for the derivative of sin(x) is cos(x) (5 marks)

let f(x)=sin x f'(x) lim h-> 0 = ( sin(x+h) - sin(x))/h. f'(x) lim h-> 0 =( sin(x)cos(h) + cos(x)sin(h) - sin(x))/ h. f'(x) lim h-> 0=(sin(x)(cos(h)-1)/h + cos(x) (sin(h))/h. then as h tends to z...

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In 'Hamlet' the father-son bond is presented as the most powerful

In the play 'Hamlet', the main father-son bond we become enthralled in is that of Hamlet and his father. Unmistakably, their bond is powerful; it is this bond which led to Hamlet's plot for revenge. In or...

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Discuss Wundt's Role in the emergence of psychology

Wilhelm Wundt, "the founding father" of psychology was the first to clarify the difference between physiology and psychology ; psychology being the study of conscious experience. Wundt believed...

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Find the total area enclosed between y = x^3 - x, the x axis and the lines x = 1 and x= -1 . (Why do i get 0 as an answer?)

Our first step should always be to make sure we understand what the question actually wants from us, in the case of most polynomial questions a rough sketch with any information we know is very useful. Fi...

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