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differentiate with respect to x : y = x^2 -5x

to find dy/dx, multiply each item by the power of the x, and then decrease the power of the x by 1.Step 1 : 2x^2 -15x (multiplying by power of x)Step 2 : 2x^1 -15x^0Therefore:dy/dx = 2x ...

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Answered by Branwen A. Maths tutor
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solve this simultaneous equation: 2x + 3y = 19 (Eq1) and 3x + y = 11 (Eq2)

Begin by multiplying the second equation by three in order to get a 3y value: 9x + 3y = 33. We can now subtract equation one from equation two, 9x + 3y = 33 and 2x + 3y = 19 -->7x + 0y = 14. Resulting ...

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Answered by Tomas B. Maths tutor
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How to divide or multiply by 10s, 100s, 1000s

When dividing a number, the number gets smaller. So, the decimal point moves towards the left. However, when you are multiplying a number, the num...

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Answered by Adila M. Maths tutor
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How do we use ratios to figure out how much money to give to people of a lump sum?

Lets start with an example scenario:Two people are to receive a percentage of a £500 business sale. One receives 25% and the other receives 75%.
When using percentages we must remember that it means...

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Answered by Daniel C. Maths tutor
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Use implicit differentiation to find dy/dx of the equation 3y^2 + 2^x + 9xy = sin(y).

Differentiating each term separately, and using implicit differentiation to differentiate the functions of y by differentiating with respect to y and multiplying by dy/dx, we can obtain 6ydy/dx + ln2<...

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Answered by Luke S. Maths tutor
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