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maths help

  • 31-05-2010 05:22PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭


    I'm having problems with differentiation help needed with the following and explanations explaining ur answer
    (i) if x=k(titha -sin titha)and y=k (1 - cos titha) find dy/dx
    (ii) e^-x squared sin x
    (iii)x^squarede^5x


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 319 ✭✭gemxpink


    (i) If x=k(θ - sinθ) and y=k (1 - cosθ), find dy/dx
    (ii) [LATEX]e^-^x^2 sin x[/LATEX]
    (iii) [LATEX]x^2 e^5^x[/LATEX]

    Just gonna leave that there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭RexMundi


    Presuming that I read the questions right, these should be correct.

    (i) What you need to know is that dy/dx = dy/dt // dy/dx

    y = k(1-cost)
    .: = k-kcost

    .: dt/dt = ksint

    x= k(t-sint)
    .:= kt - ksint

    .: dx/dt = k - kcost

    but dy/dx = dy/dt // dx/dt = ksint/kt-kcost

    .: ANS = sint / t - cost

    (ii) Both this and the next one require the product rule.

    ie. if y = uv

    dy/dx = u(dv/dx) + v(du/dx)

    .: if y = e^-xx.sinx

    dy/dx = e^-xx.cosx - 2xe^-xx.sinx

    (iii) if y = xx.e^5x

    dy/dx = xx.5e^5x +e^5x.2x

    .: ANS = 5x^2.e^5x + 2x.e^5x


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭brownacid


    Just use the product rule on all three cases


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