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What is the gradient of the curve y = 2x^3 at the point (2,2)?

Firstky differentiate to gain an equation for the gradient.Differentiating gives:dy/dx = 6x 2 Insert x = 2 into the above equation to find the gradient at that particular point of the curve.When x = 2, dy/dx...
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Show that the curve y =f(x) has exactly two turning points, where f(x)= x^3 - 3x^2 - 24x - 28

This question is about turning points of a curve, these occur when the gradient of a line is zero. In its current form, the equation of the curve tells us nothing about the gradient of the curve; it must be ...
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How would you differentiate and integrate 2x^3?

Integration is the opposite of differentiation.First of all take your 2x 3 So in differentiation you would times the power by the coefficient and then minus one from the power.This would give,6x 2 in other w...
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How do you use the chain rule?

The chain rule is used to differentiate when there is a function within another function. For example y=(4x+6) 0.5 , y=(x+1) 3 The general formula for the chain rule is dy/dx= dy/du * du/dxAn example of this...
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Find the turning value of the following function, stating whether the value is min or max, y = x^2 -6x + 5

First the student needs to differentiate the function to find dy/dx = 2x-6At dy/dx = 0, we know the curve is stationary. Now we can work out the x value such that x = 3Put x=3 back into the original equation...
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