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What's the gradient of the curve y=x^3+2x^2 at the point where x=2?

Gradient is change in y divided change in x.As the change shrinks to effectively nothing (as we want to gradient at a point, not between points), we use dy/dx (the derivative of y with respect to x), to w...

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Solve the simultaneous equations: y = x + 6, x^2 + 2y = 9

y = x + 3x² + 2y = 9We want to make the squared equation have either only x's or only y's, so we substitute y = x + 3 into the equation:x² + 2(x + 3) = 9We need to take out the brack...

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How do I write a personal statement for Oxbridge?

Oxbridge personal statements differ from many other universities, in that they are looking for a more academic personal statement. Whilst other universities might be interested in your extra-curricular ac...

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When should I use the subjunctive?

In Spanish, there are 3 modes: indicative, subjunctive and imperative. We are going to be looking the first two of these. The indicative is probably the mode that you are most familiar with, and is used f...

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Prove by induction that, for n ∈ Z⁺ , [3 , -2 ; 2 , -1]ⁿ = [2n+1 , -2n ; 2n , 1-2n]

STEP 1: Prove that the theorem holds for n = 1. Substitute n = 1 into the equation and show that the LHS = RHS.
STEP 2: Assume that the relation is true when n = k.
STEP 3: Prove that the relat...

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