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What is the gradient of the function f(x) = 2x^2 + 3x - 7 at the point where x = -2?

To work out the gradient of a function f(x), we need to differentiate it with respect to x, to give us f'(x). If x = a at a point, then the gradient of f(x) at that point is f'(a) (substitute a in plac...

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Answered by Jake J. Maths tutor
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If n is an integer such that n>1 and f(x)=(sin(n*x))^n, what is f'(x)?

Let us denote sin(nx) = u(x), where u is a function of x. The equation is now therefore f(x) =(u(x))^n.

For simplicity, we will write that as f(x) = u^n

By the chain rule, w...

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Answered by Noam T. Maths tutor
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What is [(x+1)/(3x^(2)-3)] - [1/(3x+1)] in its simplest form?

First simplify the expression; 3x^(2)-3 to get;

[(x+1)/3(x^(2)-1)] - [1/(3x+1)] 

Using the fact that x^(2)-1 is the difference of two squares, we can simplify it to;

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x = 2t + 5, y = 3 + 4/t. a) Find dy/dx at (9.5) and b) find y in terms of x.

This is a standard parametric equations question, it is important that the methodology behind answering this question is understood.

For part a) we simply use the chain rule (dy/dx = dy/d...

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Answered by Jonathan T. Maths tutor
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You put £800 in a bank account, which earns you 3.5% compound interest per year. How much interest would you have earned after seven years?

We start with £800 in the bank. As we are earning compound interest, it means that each year we get 3.5% of the original £800, plus 3.5% of any interest that has already been earned...

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