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What is the integral of x sin(x) dx?

Find the following integral: ∫ x sin(x) dx This question is a good candidate for the integration by parts method, as it is the product of two different 'parts'. Step 1) Recall that if you have an integral of...
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Solve the simultaneous equations: x^2+y^2=36 ; x=2y+6

Substitute x in terms of y into the first equation: (2y+6) 2 +y 2 =36 Use FOIL to expand the brackets 4y 2 +24y+36+y 2 =36 => 5y 2 +24y=0 y(5y+24)=0 => y=0 or y=(-24)/5 Substitute these values of y int...
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Find the derivative of f(x)=x^2log(2x)

Use the product rule (f'(x)=u'v+uv') Let u=x 2 => u'=2x Let v=log(2x) => v'=2/(2x) => v'=1/x Therefore f'(x)=2xlog(2x)+x 2 /x f'(x)=2xlog(2x)+x
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The quadratic equation 2x^2 + 8x + 1 = 0 has roots x1 and x2. Write down the value of x1+x2 and x1*x2 and find the value of x1^2 + x2^2

If a quadratic equation is of the form : ax^2 +bx +c =0and has roots x1 and x2, then the following statements are true:x1+x2 = - b/ax1 x2 = c/aIn our case: x1+x2 = - 8/2 = -4and x1 x2 = 1/2Now, x1^2 + x2^2 =...
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If y = 1/(x^2) + 4x, find dy/dx

First, notice that 1/(x^2) = x^(-2)dy/dx = d/dx (x^(-2) + 4x)The derivative of the sum is the sum of the derivatives= d/dx (x^(-2)) + d/dx (4x)The derivative of x^n is nx^(n-1), for every real number n, and ...
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