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First, use the standard method of setting the derivative to be equal to 0 to find the stationary points. This yields the equation 3x^2 - 8x + 4 = 0 and so the stationary points are at x = 2/3 and 2 respec...

(i) To find the derivative we will use the product rule. Let u = y+5 and v=ln(2y-7). Then dx/dy = du/dyv + udv/dy = ln(2y-7) + (y+5)*2/2y-7 (used the chain rule in 2nd term - can explain this on ...

As both terms on the left hand side have base 5 we know we can combine them. When dealing with logs, a minus means we can divide them, and a plus means we can multiply them. This will leave us with log5(4...

Need to remember that:sin²(x)+cos²(x)=1 (eq.1)Divide the whole eq.1 by sin²(x)to get:sin²(x)/sin²x+cos²(x)/sin²(x)=1 /sin^2...

Firstly. Recognise which method you should use to approach this question. In this case, you can find the stationary point of a curve where its gradient is 0 i.e. at a point where the grad...