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When would you apply the product rule in differentiation and how do you do this?

The product rule is used to differentiate a function when it is in the form y= u(x) v(x). To use the rule you differentiate u(x) and multiply that by v(x), and then add that to the differential of v(x) multi...
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An ellipse has the equation (x^2)/4 + (y^2)/9 = 1. Find the equation of the tangent at (-6/5 , 12/5)

y = 9/8 x + 15/4. Explanation in person.
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Differentiate: y=12x(2x+1)+1/x

This question has two parts, firstly the "12x(2x+1)" this is a product rule format, the 1/x is a simple differentiation format but for ease should be written as "x^(-1)" solution: dy/dx= ...
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Differentiation basics: What is it?

Note: sorry for the lump of text, the format of the site will not allow paragraphs unfortunately... when I put // it means new section or new paragraph, sorry again for the inconvenience caused.// Differenti...
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A curve has the equation y=12+3x^4. Find dy/dx.

Bring the power down and multiply it to the value directly before x, and then remove 1 from the power after this. So in this instance 12 has no x or power with it, therefore it disappears because you multipl...
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