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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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How do i differentiate the equation y = x^2 + 6x + 2 with respect to x.

So lets have a quick recap of differenciation to start off. In informal terms, differenciation is carried out by dropping the power to be in front of the term we are differenciating to as well as decremen...

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Answered by Tarun S. Maths tutor
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How do i solve the quadratic x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0 ?

So we can always substitute the right terms into the quadratic formula. However, there might be a quicker way. Lets try and see if the quicker ways work.Firstly, we need to spot weather the difference of ...

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Answered by Tarun S. Maths tutor
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