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How do you 'rationalise the denominator'?

There are two approaches to rationalising a denominator depending on how the denominator appears.

First we deal with the simpler case where the surd term is the only term...

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Answered by Jacob G. Maths tutor
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How do I express y=acosx+bsinx in the form y=Rcos(x-c)?

From the addition formula, we know that:

Rcos(x-c) = Rcos(x)sin(c)+Rsin(x)cos(c)

Therefore:

acos(x)+bsin(x) = Rcos(x)cos(c)+Rsin(x)sin(c)

If we e...

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Answered by Daniel R. Maths tutor
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How do I find where the stationary points of a function are?

If you were to draw a graph of the function, a stationary point would be a point on the graph where the gradient is zero, i.e the graph has no vertical slope. For example consider the function f(x) = 2. T...

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Answered by Laasya S. Maths tutor
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How do I differentiate sin^2(x)?

To differentiate this, we must use the Chain Rule. This is because we have two functions multiplied by each other:

(x) sin⁡(x).

We use the substitution u = sin(x)....

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Answered by Laasya S. Maths tutor
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How to find the equation of a tangent to a curve at a specific point.

The first thing to remember is that the tangent to the curve at a given point has the same gradient as the curve at that point.

Let's consider the general case y=f(x) at a point c=(x1,y1)...

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Answered by Rafe L. Maths tutor
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