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Find the maximum or minimum value of the function: y = 6x^2 + 4x + 2

The easiest way to solve this problem is by using differentiation.

dy/dx = (6x^2 + 4x + 2)/dx

dy/dx = 62x^1 + 41x^0 + 0

dy/d...

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Answered by Harry C. Maths tutor
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What's the difference between direct and indirect taxation

Direct taxes are paid to the government straight from the individual or group taxpayer. E.g income tax (comes straight from the individuals' income) or corporation tax (comes straight ...

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Answered by Colm M. Economics tutor
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What's the difference between a histogram and a bar chart?

A bar-chart is a graph where the height of the bar measures the frequency of a particular category which that bar represents.

For a histogram, however, t...

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Answered by Colm M. Maths tutor
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What are "x" and "y" and why are they used?

The letters "x" and "y", or any other similar letter in an equation, are examples of unknown variables

What this means is that we don't know their v...

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Answered by Colm M. Maths tutor
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Explain, in terms of sub-atomic particles, why the mass number of a magnesium atom is 24.

On the periodic table, Magnesium has the symbol 12Mg24, where 24 is the mass number and 12 is the atomic number. The atomic number is the number of protons found inside an atom, w...

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Answered by Matthew N. Chemistry tutor
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