The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision Thread
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadThat is so weird ..at 1:25 I edited...at 1:25 you posted this --(Original post by raheem94)
You both are wrong, see my post.
em how can we differentiate
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadMay be we both did it at the same time.(Original post by arvin_infinity)
That is so weird ..at 1:25 I edited...at 1:25 you posted this --
em how can we differentiate
For these questions use the chain rule.
![y = [f(x)]^n \\ \dfrac{dy}{dx} = nf'(x)[f(x)]^{n-1} y = [f(x)]^n \\ \dfrac{dy}{dx} = nf'(x)[f(x)]^{n-1}](http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/latexrender/pictures/40/40bea96bfe28d8852d3dac21f2206954.png)
I will do one question for you.

Differentiating it gives,
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadI was meant to ask a totally different question..was gonna say what is the integration of those- might as well ask them later on for C4 page then(Original post by raheem94)
May be we both did it at the same time.
For these questions use the chain rule.
![y = [f(x)]^n \\ \dfrac{dy}{dx} = nf'(x)[f(x)]^{n-1} y = [f(x)]^n \\ \dfrac{dy}{dx} = nf'(x)[f(x)]^{n-1}](http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/latexrender/pictures/40/40bea96bfe28d8852d3dac21f2206954.png)
I will do one question for you.

Differentiating it gives,
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadWe usually write it as(Original post by zincoff)
Thanks
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Yup I understood that section, but what I was asking was why using sin(y+π/2) on a graph transformation would not give the correct answer. Sorry if I didn't phrase that clearly.
I can't think of the answer to your question right now.
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision Thread(Original post by arvin_infinity)
I was meant to ask a totally different question..was gonna say what is the integration of those- might as well ask them later on for C4 page then


To integrate
we differentiate 
Hence,
Others will be integrated in a similar way.
Though to integrate higher powers of
we use the reduction formula or de moivre theorem, however this stuff isn't in C4.
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadThat's alright(Original post by raheem94)
We usually write it as
I can't think of the answer to your question right now.
The results are usually quoted as 90-x in the books.
. Thank you!
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision Threadyou dont have to find an equation for f(x), find g(root 23) first which is = 5(Original post by ViixKey)
Hey people.
Can someone help with Review Exercise 1, Q8 (Edexcel C3 Book) i know how to do be but i don't know how to use the graph to find the function of f. Thanks
Now to figure out f(5) you use the graph, find x=5 in the graph and i think you can carry on from here !
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision Thread(Original post by Puloot)
help me with this question please!
Use the identities for (sinA + sinB) and (cosA + cosB) to prove that
sin 2x + sin 2y
_______________ = tan (x+y)
cos 2x + cos 2y
SinP + Sin Q = 2* sin[(P+Q)/2 ] * cos[(P-Q)/2 ]
and CosP + Cos Q =2 * cos[(P+Q)/2 ] * cos[(P-Q)/2 ]
P=2x , Q=2y
using this you get
2 sin(x+y) cos(x-y)
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2 cos(x+y) cos (x-y)
sin(x+y)
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cos(x+y)
tan(x+y) -
Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision Thread(Original post by shahruk)
SinP + Sin Q = 2* sin[(P+Q)/2 ] * cos[(P-Q)/2 ]
and CosP + Cos Q =2 * cos[(P+Q)/2 ] * cos[(P-Q)/2 ]
P=2x , Q=2y
using this you get
2 sin(x+y) cos(x-y)
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2 cos(x+y) cos (x-y)
sin(x+y)
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cos(x+y)
tan(x+y)
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadThanks(Original post by raheem94)

The range of
is 
So this method gives,
While the range of
is 
Hence, we can't do this.
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadA useful method that doesn't required a sketch. A little slip at the end though...(Original post by raheem94)
There is no need to draw a graph.

We know the domain of
is 
So by looking at
we can deduce that the range of
is 
The range of
is the domain of 
Hence the domain of
is 
Hope it makes sense
The range of
is the domain of 
Hence the domain of
is
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadDo you mean on p27 where is states...?(Original post by sajidmatin)
Hey people. This things been bugging me.
It says in the C3 book, in the example find
f(x) = f-1 (x)
then it solves it for you, but it just says to make it easier solving it goes straight to f(x) = x
how does this work?
When

By definition of the inverse function, f-1(x) is a reflection of f(x) about the line y=x. Therefore f-1(x) and f(x) will intersect on the line y=x, so f(x)=x at the point of intersection.
I agree with you that the book should have expanded this to make it more clear. I've attached a graph of the functions used in their example.
Blue :
Red :
Green :
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Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision Threadokay thanks, think I can do all that (hopefully)!(Original post by pwcroberts)
None as such but you will need to be able to show all of the double angle formulae and factor formulae from the trig expansions.
Also it is possible you may have to prove some of the standard derrivatives in the formula book by using the derrivatives of sin and cos -
Re: The Edexcel C3 (14/06/12 - AM) Revision ThreadThankyou!(Original post by grazie)
Because the range of f(x) is f(x) > 2
It's well worth doing a quick sketch rather than trying to 'plug in' numbers. As stated in in the previous post, I think changing the fraction makes it much more obvious to see where the asymptotes are. So for the inverse function

It's obvious that there's horizontal asymptote at y=1 and a vertical asymptote at x=2.
Makes sense now, I guess I'll just have to remember to long divide in the exam
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Makes sense now, I guess I'll just have to remember to long divide in the exam