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How do you intergrate sin^2(x)?

You have to write it in terms of cos(2x) using the double angle formula. The same applies for intergrating cos^2(x), you again have to write it in terms of cos(2x) using the same double angle formula.
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Answered by Jennifer M. • Maths tutor
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How do you factorise and know if it is a difference of two squares ?

1. First you need to learn how to recognise the form: Difference of two square numbers . a 2 - 36 (a 2 is a square number and 36 is also a square number and you are getting the difference between them) To fa...
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Answered by Esther L. • Maths tutor
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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 in the denominator. For example: 6/√...
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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 equate the coefficients of cos(x) and sin(x) we see that: acos(...
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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. This...
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Answered by Laasya S. • Maths tutor
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