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Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = (5x+4)/(3x-8) at the point (2, -7).

Firstly, we need to find the gradient at this point on the curve as the tangent will have the same gradient. So to find the gradient of the curve or in other words, dy/dx, we differentiate the equation. To d...
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A ball is fired from a cannon at 20m/s at an angle of 56degrees to the horizontal. Calculate the horizontal distance the ball travels as well as its maximum height reached.

This is a typical mechanics question in an AS/A-level exam and uses the principles of SUVAT and projection. We can try to calculate the maximum height reached first using the veritical components. SUVAT: s=?...
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How would I differentiate a function such as f(x)=x^3(e^(2x))?

Here, f(x)=x 3 e 2x is a function consisting of two functions multiplied together, so we need to use the product rule. The product rule is as follows: where f(x)=u(x)v(x), f'(x)=u(x)v'(x)+u'(x)v(x). The firs...
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Please Simplify: (2x^2+3x/(2x+3)(x-2))-(6/x^2-x-2))

Factorise both parts of the question. Our left side would become x(2x+3)/(2x+3)(x-2) and our right side would become 6/(x+1)(x-2). On our LHS the (2x+3) would cancel leaving x/x-2. In order to merge the frac...
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How do you find (and simplify) an expression, in terms of n, for the sum of the first n terms of the series 5 + 8 + 11 + 14 + ... ?

Normally, this would be quite hard! We'd have to play around with the sequence and try different formulas until something worked. Luckily, this is what we call an "Arithmetic Series". That's becaus...
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