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Two numbers add to make 1000. What would they have to be to maximise their product?

We can write the two numbers as x and 1000-x, because x+(1000-x) = 1000 for any x we pick. Now we want to maximise the product x(1000-x); expanding the brackets gives us 1000x-x2 which is easie...

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Answered by Ankur D. Maths tutor
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Find the derivative of sin^2(x)

Using the chain rule we differentiate the ‘outside function’, then differentiate the ‘inside function’ and multiply both derivatives together giving 2sin(x)cos(x)

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Answered by David R. Maths tutor
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How do I know which out of the Sine and Cosine rule I should use?

If you look at the formulae for the Sine and Cosine rules you'll see that the Sine rule involves two angles and two sides and the Cosine rule involves one angle and three sides.So have a look at the probl...

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Answered by Julian H. Maths tutor
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Find an expression in terms of powers of cos(x) for cos(5x)

De Moivre's theorem states that eix= cos(x) + isin(x) or that ei5x= cos(5x)+ isin(5x). If the real components of both sides of this equation is taken we can see that : cos(5x) = Re[e...

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Answered by Arnav A. Maths tutor
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Differentiate f(x)=(x+sin(2x))^4

This is an actual question from an EdExcel C3 paper worth 4 marks. Ok so first thing we do is look at the function and try and determine which of our 3 differentiation rules we use. Is it a Product / Quot...

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Answered by Udayan B. Maths tutor
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