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Find the equation for the tangent to the curve y^3 + x^3 + 3x^2 + 2y + 8 = 0 at the point (2,1)

As the tangent has the same gradient as the curve at the particular point, we need to find the gradient of the curve. To find the gradient we need to differentiate. Due to there being two variables in thi...

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How do I find the nature of a stationary point

Firstly, note that a stationary point can either be a local maximum, local minimum or point of inflexion. Now suppose you have a differentiable function (a graph which has a unique gradient/derivative at ...

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With log base 4, solve log(2x+3) + log(2x+15) = 1 + log(14x+5)

How might one simplify this? It looks as though raising both sides to the power 4 is the way to go, but it is not immediately obvious how to do this. In order to get both sides into the form 'log of somet...

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What are the main factors when deciding whether or not the Poisson distribution is a suitable model?

The events must occur:

randomly; singly in space or time; independely of each other and at a constant rate

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Explain how Differentiation by the chain rule works

If the expression to be differentiated is a (differentiable) function of another (differentiable) function, then the chain rule must be applied. For example y= f(g(x)), where f and g are both differentiab...

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