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Find the stationary points of the curve y=2*x^3-15*x^2+24*x+17. Determine whether these points are maximum or minimum.

First, differentiate and put the derivative equal to zero. dy/dx=6x^2-30x+24=0. Solve this equation to get that x=4 and x=1. Substitute these values into the original equation to get the correspo...

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Why is the derivative of x^n, nx^(n-1)?

From the definition of a derivative: f'(x) = lim h->0 ((f(x+h) - f(x)) / h) Let f(x) = x^n --> d\dx x^n = lim h->0 (((x+h)^n - x^n) / h) By binomial expansion, (x+h)^n = x^n + nhx^(n-1) + n(n-1)h...

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Answered by Joshua F. Maths tutor
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Show that 12coshx - 4sinhx = 4e^x + 8e^-x

Using the definitions of coshx and sinhx (coshx=1/2(e^x+e^-x) and sinhx=1/2(e^x-e^-x)), we can substitute these into what we want to show, giving 12(1/2(e^x+e^-x)) - 4(1/2(e^x-e^x)), expanding this out gi...

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Answered by Emily W. Maths tutor
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Mechanics (M1): Particle moving on a straight line with constant acceleration (Relationships of the 5 Key Formulae)

For M1, it is essential for you to be able to solve questions that involve particles moving in a straight line with constant acceleration.

The representation of symbols is listed as follow:

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Answered by Wai Man C. Maths tutor
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Differentiate 2x^3+23x^2+3x+5 and find the values of x for which the function f(x) is at either at a maximum or minimum point. (Don't need to specify which is which)

f(x)=2x3+23x2+3x+5

f'(x)=6x2+46x+3

Maximum or minimum when f'(x)=0

6x2+46x+3=0

Using the Quadratic Formula: x=(-b+-squareroot(b...

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Answered by Sanjana K. Maths tutor
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