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What is an Inverse function?

An inverse function is a function that "reverses" another function. That is, if f is a function mapping x to y, then the inverse function of...

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Answered by Ming Fung Y. Maths tutor
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How do I differentiate f(x) = cos(x)/x?

To answer this question you need to use the quotient rule. dy/dx = (vu' - uv')/v2.

U = cos(x) which differentiates to -sin(x) so u'= -sin(x)

v = x...

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Answered by Ewan H. Maths tutor
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Express X/((X+1)(X+2)) in partial fractions. OCR C4 style question

This question is asking us to split up the fraction into two separate fractions.To begin we use one of the standard forms for solving partial fractions, this is (A/(X+1))+(B/(X+2)).To solve set the first ...

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Answered by David S. Maths tutor
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Differentiate y=x*ln(x^3-5)

We can immediately see that more than differentiation rule will be needed here. The expression in question is the product of two smaller expressions, so the product rule may be useful. But to apply the...

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Answered by Nat N. Maths tutor
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Find the solutions to x^3+4x^2+x-5=1

These cubic equations are usually fairly simple once the method is known, firstly make the right hand side (RHS) equal to zero by subtracting 1 from both sides:

x^3+4x^2+x-6=0

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Answered by Luke H. Maths tutor
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