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how do you do part ii of the question
it seems to be easy as its only one mark, but i cant spot it! :confused:

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Original post by Salma Fakhry
how do you do part ii of the question
it seems to be easy as its only one mark, but i cant spot it! :confused:

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The gradient at the point A can be approximated by a chord going through A and a point very close to A, which they've called C. Hence, you may choose any C that has x-coordinate very close to A
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Original post by Salma Fakhry
how do you do part ii of the question
it seems to be easy as its only one mark, but i cant spot it! :confused:

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Did you look at differentiation from first principles?
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Original post by Indeterminate
The gradient at the point A can be approximated by a chord going through A and a point very close to A, which they've called C. Hence, you may choose any C that has x-coordinate very close to A

ah yea that makes sense! :biggrin:
thank you

Original post by m4ths/maths247
Did you look at differentiation from first principles?

sorry cant understand what you mean :/
Original post by Salma Fakhry
ah yea that makes sense! :biggrin:
thank you


sorry cant understand what you mean :/


When you first started look at the gradient of a function how was it presented to you?

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