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Reply 1
what have you done so far?
Reply 2
Original post by bexxr
what have you done so far?

I didn’t know how to start sorry
Reply 3
Original post by Matheen1
I didn’t know how to start sorry

Have you filled in the missing values in the spreadsheet?
Reply 4
Original post by bexxr
Have you filled in the missing values in the spreadsheet?

I didn’t know how to work out the values for the spreadsheet
Reply 5
Original post by Matheen1
I didn’t know how to work out the values for the spreadsheet

Start with cell D5. This is x + h, which is easily calculated.

Hint: look at the other cells in column D and see how they were calculated.
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Reply 6
Original post by bexxr
Start with cell D5. This is x + h, which is easily calculated.

Hint: look at the other cells in column D and see how they were calculated.

Oh ok d5 is 2.001
Reply 7
Original post by Matheen1
Oh ok d5 is 2.001

Yes!

Cell E3 - do you understand the notation of f(x+h)?
Reply 8
No not really sorry.
Reply 9
Okay, so the curve is y=x^4. Therefore, we can write this as f(x)=x^4, yes?

So...

f(x)=x^4
f(2)=2^4
f(x+h)= ???
Reply 10
Original post by bexxr
Okay, so the curve is y=x^4. Therefore, we can write this as f(x)=x^4, yes?

So...

f(x)=x^4
f(2)=2^4
f(x+h)= ???

Ok so f(x+h) = 19.4481
Reply 11
Original post by Matheen1
Ok so f(x+h) = 19.4481

Yes :smile:
Reply 12
Column F is the gradient between 2 points.

First point:
The x-coordinate is x (column A) and the y-coordinate is f(x) (column B)

Second point
The x-coordinate is x+h (column D) and the y-coordinate is f(x+h) (column E)

Write down the 2 points from row 4 and then you should be able to calculate the gradient between them using the gradient/slope formula.
Reply 13
Original post by bexxr
Column F is the gradient between 2 points.

First point:
The x-coordinate is x (column A) and the y-coordinate is f(x) (column B)

Second point
The x-coordinate is x+h (column D) and the y-coordinate is f(x+h) (column E)

Write down the 2 points from row 4 and then you should be able to calculate the gradient between them using the gradient/slope formula.

What 2 points do you mean?
Reply 14
Original post by Matheen1
What 2 points do you mean?

I've literally told you how to obtain the x and y coordinates for each point by pulling them from the spreadsheet. Please read my instructions again and try.
Reply 15
Original post by bexxr
I've literally told you how to obtain the x and y coordinates for each point by pulling them from the spreadsheet. Please read my instructions again and try.

Oh ok my bad I read it wrong I got 32.240801
Reply 16
Original post by Matheen1
Oh ok my bad I read it wrong I got 32.240801

no worries! And yes, that's correct

Now you can move on to part b) (I'm assuming you know how to differentiate by first principles).

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