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How do I integrate and differentiate 1/(x^2)?

1/( x 2 ) can be written as x -2 We know that to differentiate you need to multiply by the value of the old power and minus 1 from it. This means dy/dx of y= x -2 is -2 x -3 =-2/(x 3 ) To integrate you add o...
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Answered by Judy G. • Maths tutor
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Let w, z be complex numbers. Show that |wz|=|w||z|, and using the fact that x=|x|e^{arg(x)i}, show further that arg(wz)=arg(w)+arg(z) where |.| is the absolute value and arg(.) is the angle (in polar coordinates). Hence, find all solutions to x^n=1 .

Put w=a+bi, z=c+di where a, b, c, d are real, and i 2 =-1. Then |wz| 2 =|(a+bi)(c+di)| 2 =|ac-bd+(ad+cb)i| 2 =(ac) 2 +(bd) 2 -2bcd+(ad) 2 +(cb) 2 +2abcd=(ac) 2 +(bd) 2 +(ad) 2 +(cb) 2 =(a 2 +b 2 )(c 2 +d 2 )...
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Express 9^(3x+)1 in the form 3^y giving y in the form of ax+b where a and b are constants.

Fistly show that: 9 3 x +1 =3 y To find x we need to get the left hand side of the equation to be 3 m (3 x +1) where 3 m =9. I know that 3 2 =9 (but if you don't you can use m=log 3 (9)=2) This gets us: 3 2(...
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What is the Product Rule?

The product rule is used when differentiating two functions that are multiplied by eachother. The formula for the product rule is: U (dv/dx) + V (du/dx) where 'dv/dx' is the differential of the function, V. ...
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A curve has parametric equations x=t(t-1), y=4t/(1-t). The point S on the curve has parameter t=-1. Show that the tangent to the curve at S has equation x+3y+4=0.

To anwser this question we need to find a linear equation of the form y=mx+c which we can rearrange to give the desired equation. Firstly, we must find the gradient at the point S given by dy/dx. Using the p...
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