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Find the turning points of the curve y = 3x^4 - 8x^3 -3

Differentiate to get:dy/dx = 12x^3 -24x^2Factorise and set equal to 0:12x^2(x-2) = 0Solve to get x = 2 and x =0.

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Answered by Daniel C. Maths tutor
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How do you solve these simultaneous equations? 4x + 5y = 8; 2x + 3y = 5

By elimination:(eq1) 4x + 5y = 8(eq2) 2x + 3y = 5By eye you can see that 2x multiplied by 2 is 4x.If we multiply the whole of (eq2) by 2 we get:(eq2.1) 4x + 6y = 10(eq1) 4x + 5y = 8If we subtract the whol...

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Answered by Wendy L. Maths tutor
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Integrate: xe^x

Integrate by parts once to obtain: xe^x - e^x + c

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Answered by Daniel N. Maths tutor
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Given y = x(3x+ 5)^3. Find dy/dx.

First we notice that y can be written as the product of two functions of x, u = x and v = (3x + 5)^3. This means we can use the product rule to differentiate which is dy/dx = uv' + vu'. We can plug our fu...

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Answered by Michael S. Maths tutor
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What does a derivative mean and why does setting it equal to zero allow us to find the minima/maxima of a function

The derivative of a function describes the gradient, also known as the slope. In the simplest terms, the slope defines the change in y divided by the change in x. So if there is a large increase in y for ...

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