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y = x²(cos(x)) therefore we will need to use the product rule, 

dy/dx = u dv/dx + v du/dx

where u = x² and v = cos(x)

du/dx = 2x and dv/d...

Differentiation can be done term-by-term, so we can treat the 5x³, -2x² and 2 separately. We can also 'take out' the coefficients: to differentiate 5x³, for example, di...

The problem with this fraction is the "i" on the denominator, it is not rational. To rationalise this fraction we use the complex conjugate.

This sounds more co...

We can use Pythagoras' Theorem applied to co-ordinates of these points.

A derivative is a mathematical description of how one quantity will change with respect to another. For example the 1st derivative of some function will give you the gradient of the tangent at every point...