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For the function f(x) = 4x^3 -3x^2 - 6x, find a) All points where df/dx = 0 and b) State if these points are maximum or minimum points.

Part a) requires you to find df/dx for the given function. To do this, we differentiate the function once, which is done by multiplying the power of each 'part' with the part itself and subtracting 1 from...

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Answered by Martin M. Maths tutor
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Solve the equation (4x-3)/2 + (7x+1)/6 = 29/2.

x = 5

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What is the expansion of (x + 4)(x - 5) ?

To expand this we multiply the first term in each bracket together to get x2 Then we do the first bracket's first term by the second bracket's second term to get -5x The we do the first bracke...

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Answered by Honor D. Maths tutor
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Solve the equations x-y=1 and 5x-3y=13

These equations are what we call 'simultaneous' which means they are solved together. To do this, we need to make one of the variables (x or y) the subject of either of the equations.Rearranging the first...

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Answered by Christopher K. Maths tutor
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Solve x^2 + 7x + 6 = 0

ax2 + bx + c
1) First factorise the quadratic equationTwo numbers whose product is 'c' and sum is 'b'In this question, c= 6 and b= 76 x 1 = 6 and 6 + 1 = 7So your two numbers are 6 and 1--...

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Answered by Natasha W. Maths tutor
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