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A curve has the equation: x^4 + 2x -xy - y^3 - 10=0. Find dy/dx in terms of x and y.

We need to differentiate all values with respect to x. Therefore for the first two terms, multiply by the power and then subtract 1 from the original power. Therefore 4(x^4-1) + (2)(2x^2-1

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A conical vase of base radius 5cm and height 20cm is filled with 200ml of water, how high is the water level? Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

Answer: 2.96 cm

Equations used: Volume of a cone = (base area x height) / 3 ; Base Area = pi x radius²

Volume of whole vase = (pi x 5² x 20)/3 = 523.6 cm³

Answered by Ian C. • Maths tutor

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A curve has equation y = e^x + 10sin(4x), find the value of the second derivative of this equation at the point x = pi/4.

Firstly, differentiate y with respect to x once to obtain the equation dy/dx = e^x + 40cos(4x). Then differentiate this resultant expression, with respect to x, to acquire a solution for (d^2)y/d(x^2) = e...

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Factorise the following equation: 2x^2 + 8x + 8

The first step in factorising is to look for a 'common factor'. A common factor is a number or letter that all the values have in common.

All the integers (numbers) in this equation can be divided...

Answered by Ellen K. • Maths tutor

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How do I find the roots of a quadratic equation?

There are a few methods you can use. Here are two methods: 1) Inspection. Say we have the equation x²+4x+3. We can find two numbers which multiply together to make 3 but add together to make 4....

Answered by Daniel E. • Maths tutor

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