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How can the cosine rule be derived?

Sorry in advance for the lack of a diagram, which would have made this explanation so much clearer. Also, the published version of this seems to ignore Unicode formatting, so I will add underscores (_)...

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Answered by Peter T. Maths tutor
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Show that the integral of tan(x) is ln|sec(x)| + C where C is a constant.

First, recall that tan(x) can be rewritten in terms of sine and cosine.

tan(x) = sin(x)/cos(x)

The rephrasing of our question suggests that we should try the substitution ru...

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Answered by Anja S. Maths tutor
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Solve the inequality 4x^2​>5x-1

We first rearrange the inequality to obtain

4x2-5x+1>0

Initially ...

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Answered by Christopher L. Maths tutor
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How do I plot y=x^2-1?

To plot any graph, you need to find out where the curve cuts the x and y-axis, and where it's stationary points are, aswell as what type of stationary point you have.

Here are the steps:

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LP
Answered by Laura P. Maths tutor
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A curve is described by the equation x^3 - 4y^2 = 12xy. a) Find the points on the curve where x = -8. b) Find the gradient at these points.

a) The first part of this question is asking us to find points, (x,y), such that    x = -8. By taking the equation and substituting in x = -8, we should find values, y, such that the points given are (-8,...

BC
Answered by Ben C. Maths tutor
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