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How to find and classify stationary points (maximum point, minimum point or turning points) of curve.

To find the stationary points of a function we must first differentiate the function. The derivative tells us what the gradient of the function is at a given point along the curve. Therefore, should we find ...
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Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = (2x -3)^3 at the point (1, - 1), giving your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = (2x -3)^3 y = (2x)^3 + 3.((2x)^2)(-3) + 3.(2x).(-3)^2 + (-3)^2 using Pascal's Triangle. y = 8x^3 - 36x^2 + 54x - 27 dy/dx = 24x^2 - 72x + 54 at point (1,-1); dy/dx = 24 -72 + 54 = 6 Therefore tangent lin...
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Find the first derivative of y=2^x

There is an initial subtle difficulty to this question, and it highlights understanding of the relationship between natural logarithms and the exponential function. One of the ways to solve this question, is...
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Find the general solution of 2 dy/dx - 5y = 10x

Try y=Ae bx diffrentiate this (dy/dx = Abe bx ) and sub into 2dy/dx -5y = 0 to find complementary function. 2Abe bx - 5Ae bx = 0 2b - 5 = 0 b = 2.5 Find the particular integral using trial solution y = Cx+D,...
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Given that y > 0, find ∫((3y - 4)/y(3y + 2)) dy (taken from the Edexcel C4 2016 paper)

This can't be integrated directly as y appears in the numerator and denominator. This is an indication that you must integrate by parts. A/y + B/(3y+2) = (3y - 4)/y(3y + 2) A and B must be found. Multiply by...
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