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Why does the product rule for differentiating functions work?

Let k(x) = f(x)g(x) then k'(x) = limit as h --> 0 of: (h(x+h)-h(x))/h = lim (f(x+h)g(x+h) - f(x)g(x))/h

We can factorise the numerator as:
f(x+h)g(x+h) - f(x)g(x) =f(x+h)g(x+h) -g(x)...

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Answered by Blaine V. Maths tutor
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Given that y = 16x^2 + 7x - 3, find dy/dx [3 marks]

32x + 7

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Answered by Bodrul H. Maths tutor
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How do I form an algebraic fraction into a single fraction in its simplest form?

When starting with a fraction with 2 individual components, before any addition, subtraction or simplification can take place, the first step will be making them both having the same denominator. Once you...

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Answered by Axel S. Maths tutor
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Express (16x^2 + 4x^3)/(x^3 + 2x^2 - 8x) + 12x/(x-2) as one fraction in its simplest form.

Answer: 16x/(x - 2)

Start with the numerator of the first fraction, 16x2 + 4x3 , take a factor of 4x2 out to get 4x2(4 + x). Then look at the denominator...

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Answered by Manon S. Maths tutor
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In a bag of 25 coloured balls, 7 are orange, 6 are yellow and the rest are green. Laura picks out a ball and records its colour but doesn't return it to the bag, she then repeats this twice more. What is the probability of Laura getting 3 yellow balls?

Answer: 1/115

The easiest way to solve this problem is to draw part of a tree diagram to see the probabilites of each colour being picked each time Laura pulls a ball out of the bag (a full diagram...

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Answered by Manon S. Maths tutor
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