Top answers

Maths
All levels

The equation of a curve C is (x+3)(y-4)=x^2+y^2. Find dy/dx in terms of x and y

Expand to get xy+3y-4x-12=x^2+y^2Rearrange to xy+3y-4x-12-x^2-y^2
Then you have to differentiate implicitly:
use product rule on xy to get:u = x v =ydu = 1 dv = dy/dx
so xy differentiates t...

RR
Answered by Ravi R. Maths tutor
4435 Views

Given the function f(x) = 2x^(2) + 3, find the value of x when f(x) = 53.

  1. Substitute f(x) = 53 into the equation given:f(x) = 53 = 2x2 + 32).

    2. Rearrange to get x2 on the left hand side: x2 = (53-3)/2 = 253).

    3. Sq...
EB
Answered by Emily B. Maths tutor
5308 Views

What are indices laws?

Indices are often referred to as powers of a number. A power of a number is the number of times you multiply that number by itself. The indices laws are the rules for how these numbers can be manipulated ...

AG
Answered by Alex G. Maths tutor
4721 Views

what are the highest common factor of 75 and 100?

First, we factorize each number.150=(5^2)32 and 100=(2^2)*(5^2) then to calculate the highest common factor we take the common factors with the smallest powers. In this case (5^2) and 2. That mea...

HB
Answered by Hawa B. Maths tutor
3545 Views

John has £385 he wants to give to Charlie, Ben and Sarah. He gives them the money in the ratio 1:2:4 respectively. How much money does each person get?

You have a total of £385 to split to Charlie, Ben and Sarah in the ratio of 1:2:4. First, I ask myself how many parts am I splitting the £385 into?From the ratio, I know the total number of parts = 1 + 2 ...

NV
Answered by Nathan V. Maths tutor
3397 Views

We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2026 by IXL Learning