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Given that y = 5x^3 + 7x + 3, find dy/dx

This is an example of differentiation. With differentiation the key rule that allows us to differentiate most algebraic functions is "times the coefficient by the power then decrease the power by one&qu...
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If f(x) = (3x-2) / x-5 x>6, find a.) ff(8) b.) the range of f(x) c.) f^-1(x) and state its range.

Firstly, ff(8) is the same as f(f(8)) so f(8) needs to be found first. Subbing in x=8 f(8)=22/3, so f(22/3) is required, Setting x=22/3 f(22/3)= 20/(22/3 - 5) = 60/7. so ff(8)=60/7.Next, as x tends to infini...
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f(x) = (sin(x))^3. What is f'(x)

Write sin 3 ( x ) as sin 2 x *sin x and differentiate using product rule, u =sin 2 x , v =sin x , d u /d x =2sinxcosx, d v /d x =cos x where the product rule is u (d v /d x ) + v (d u /d x ). This gets 2sin ...
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What is the integral of 2x^5 - 1/4x^3 - 5

Integrating is essentially the opposite of differentiating.x n --> x n+1 We add 1 to the power and re-introduce variables where they have been eliminated potentially k --> kxWe must also take into acco...
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Show that the funtion (x-3)(x^2+3x+1) has two stationary points and give the co-ordinates of these points

Stationary points are points where the gradient of a function is equal to 0. In this question the product rule can be used to find the gradient of the given function. The product rule is given by u'v+uv'= (u...
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