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What is differentiation used for?

Differentiation is used to find the gradient of a line, or curve. It can also be used to find the co-ordinates of stationary points, whether these be minimum, maximum or points of inflection. The secon...

JM
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How do you find the square roots of a complex number?

Every complex number has complex square roots. However since we don't know how to deal with expressions such as √i we need to follow a specific method to find the square roots of a complex number.<...

JG
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Are we able to represent linear matrix transformations with complex numbers?

Absolutely. Consider a point (a,b). This may be represented by the complex number a+bi and also by the column vector (a;b), where the semicolon means 'new line'.
To translate the point by +(c,d), in ...

JO
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How do you plot a complex number in an Argand diagram?

Argand diagrams are, like graphs, a visual representation. Instead of representing an equation though, Argand diagrams represent numbers.
Any number can be represented on an Argand diagram, be it...

PW
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To differentiate a simple equation: y= 4x^3 + 7x

y = 4x^3 + 7 x

Recall: to differentiate any function of the form y = x^n

dy/dx = y' = n x^(n-1)

Hence if y = 4x^3 + 7x

dy/dx = 4 ( 3x^3 -1) + 7x^...

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