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How can I factorise a quadratic equation?

A quadratic equation is an equation of the form y = ax2 + bx + c where a, b and c are constants (for example 5, -2 or 0). To "solve&qu...

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Answered by Tom R. Maths tutor
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Find the integral between 4 and 1 of x^(3/2)-1 with respect to x

When we integrate a function we must first raise the power of x in each term by one. The first term therefore becomes x^(5/2). The second term can be thought of as x^0 which we know that any number to ...

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Answered by Alex B. Maths tutor
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How do you differentiate y=x^x?

To solve this problem, you need to put it into simplest form which is putting it into natural logarithm both the RHS and LHS. Then differentiate both side with respect to x as shown below.

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Answered by Merhawi T. Maths tutor
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When and how do I use the product rule for differentiation?

As the name suggests, the product rule is used to differentiate a function in which a product of 2 expressions in x exists. This means the two expressions in x are multiplied by each other, even when t...

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Answered by Rachel T. Maths tutor
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Work out the value of (√12 + √3) squared. Assume square roots are positive.

(√12 + √3) squared is just (√12 + √3) mulitipled by itself, so we can rewrite this as

(√12 + √3)*(√12 + √3)

Now we expandthe brackets.

We can mulitply out the ...

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Answered by Lauren M. Maths tutor
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