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The equation of a curve is xy^2= x^2 +1. Find dx/dy in terms of x and y, and hence find the coordinates of the stationary points on the curve.

dy/dx = (2x-y2)/(2xy)Stationary points: (1, root(2)) , (1, -root (2))

Answered by Rishi S. Maths tutor
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The function f has a local extreme at point (1,4). If f''(x)=3x^2+2x, then find f(0)?

A local extreme point would mean that f'(1)=0. Since integration is the inverse application of derivation, to obtain f'(x) function we integrate the f''(x) function. Bearing in mind the integration rule o...

Answered by Moris T. Maths tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equation: 2x + y = 18, x - y = 6

First, we simply label the two equations as 'Equation 1' and 'Equation 2' respectively. So we have: Equation 1: 2x + y = 18and Equation 2: x - y = 6. In simultaneous equations, there are two variables: x ...

Answered by Harry M. Maths tutor
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How do I expand a bracket to a negative power if it doesn't start with a 1.

Okay so consider (2 + x)^-1, we can only do the expansion we know if the bracket starts with a 1, to fix this we can factor a 2 out of the bracket so that it becomes (2(1 + x/2))^-1. Then by our rules of ...

Answered by Shaun M. Maths tutor
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What is proof by induction and how do I employ it?

Proof by induction is a type of proof in which one tries to proof a statement is valid for any arbitrary number of n by first proving for k and then trying to further extrapolate this into a valid stateme...

Answered by Adrian B. Maths tutor
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