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What is the double angle formula?

The double angle formula is how to combine/split trigonometric functions so that they can be integrated or simplified using identities. For example, cos (a+b)= cos(a)cos(b) - sin(a)sin(b) , which can be e...

Answered by Robert W. • Maths tutor

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Simplify 125^(-2/3)

Simplify 125^-2/3
A negative indices means that we need to reciprocate the number or "flip it":
125^-2/3 = (1/125)^2/3
A fractional indices can be sp...

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The finite region S is bounded by the y-axis, the x-axis, the line with equation x = ln4 and the curve with equation y = ex + 2e–x , (x is greater than/equal to 0). The region S is rotated through 2pi radians about the x-axis. Use integration to find the

formula for volume of solid generated = 2pi x integral between limits of y²expand ( e^x + 2e^-x)²= e^2x+4+4e^-2xintegrate e^2x+4+4e<...

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I’m having some trouble understanding functions. Mainly concerning how to know what the input and outputs are. Could you give me an explanation?

The best way to think about a function is to see it as a machine. Your input is the item you put into the machine, the function is what the machine does, and then when you get out of the other side is you...

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