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    Just need some pointersHi

    Just need some pointers Hi, I know this sounds stupid to ask but could someone tell me what a precis map is, is it one where only one feature is drawn (i.e landuse)?? And also, when giving coordinates, latitude comes before longitude right? thanks
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    Motion and Integration

    Hi, i am seriously struggling with the following questions: I'm stuck on how I can integrate a second time in question 9. In question 12 I have integrated to find the displacement formula however I'm stuck on how I can substitute pi into the formula. An I'm lost all together in question 13. Any...
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    Motion and Differentiation

    Hi, i'm stuck on the following question. If anyone could solve it and show me how you solved it, it would be greatly appreciated :D.
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    Rates of Change

    Hi, i'm struggling with finding the derivative for this question and hence finding the equation for the rate of change, any help is greatly appreciated :D.
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    Log Problems

    Hi, im struggleing with these questions: Im completly lost as to how you would do question 7. In question 14 however, I used the quotient rule to derive y=e^x/2 and got e^x/4 however the book lists the derivative as e^x/2 again??? Any help is grealty appreciated.
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    Volumes and Trig Functions

    I'm wondering if anyone can help me with the following questions: In question 5 i get 0 as answer (which is obviously wrong), I think it may have something to do with my integration as when I integrate y=sec^2(x/4) i get y=4tan(x/4)...is this correct? Im lost all together on question 6...
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    Differentiation of Trig Functions

    Hi, a struggled with these questions in the excercise: In 1v) the answer was given as cosx/sinx=cotx, im sure this is correct but I have no idea why, could someone please explain to me why that is the answer? In 3 and 4 I am stuck with finding the gradient, i can derive the y value easy enough...
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    Current Budget and Economic Effects

    Hi, I have a task coming up soon and I need to relate some changes in the current budget to the economic effects of: -Resource Use -Income Disribution -Economic Activity Im a little stuck and am not sure where my examples fit in. At the moment I have the $19billion investment in education to...
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    Trigonometric Results

    Hi, guys I was doing some revision today and came across these trigonometric results questions and I must have skipped the lesson becuase I have no idea on what I have to do to solve them. Any help on solving the following is greatly appreciated: 4) Simplify the following:
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    Area of a Sector

    Hi, I need a bit of help with the following question: I tried to solve simultaneously but ended up with r^2-r which I couldn't really use. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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    Volumes and Areas

    Hi all, im struggling with finding the volumes and areas in these questions. I have solved part (a) in both of these questions but cannot solve part (b) in both: I made out 53a) to equal ln (5/2) units^2 and 55a) to equal 1.29 units^3 which are both correct according to the answers. However, I...
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    Deriving Issues

    Hi guys, I am struggling with this question here: I have listed my answer (well as close as I have got to the answer) beneath the question, however it is incorrect according to the book. I used the product rule to first derive the numerator to get the equation, (1+lnx)/e^x. I then used the...
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    Log questions

    Hello, im struggling with components in these two questions: Im completly unsure of how I would integrate in question 2, the e^x^2 confuses me the most. In question 8 I am stuck on how I would turn y=e^x into x=..., I am fine with the simpsons rule part. As always, any help is greatly...
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    Integration of logs

    I am struggling with these two questions: I am unsure of how to integrate e^2y in question 11 and am stuck on the second half of question 12, as in I can show that they equal (x-6)/(x-1) but am struggling when it comes to integrating. Thanks in advance for any help. BTW sorry about the...
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    More log help

    Hi guys, i need some more help with logs and deriving them and stuff. Two questions I struggled with are below, I can get the first derivative for question 9 but am unsure of how I would get the second derivative and make it equal zero ect. And i'm completly lost on question 10 as far as making...
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    Need some log help

    Hi, any help with the following questions would be greatly appreciated. BTW, the 1 above the f in question 2a is supposed to indicate the derivative of, not to the power of 1.
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    Realistic UAI

    Hi, I currently need a UAI min of 85.00 to enter into a BTech degree I want to do at uni. I have read hundreds of articles on this site on how to predict UAI but all seem to confuse me. So I am wondering if you guys can help give a 'ball park' of where I can expect my UAI to be at the moment...
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    Geo. Applications of Calculus

    Hi, just wondering if anyone can help me solve this question regarding the practical use of calculus. A 5m length of timber is used to border a triangular garden bed with the other sides of the garden against the house walls. i.e. ___|\ ___|=\ ___|==\ 5m __x|===\ ___|====\ ___|=====\...
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    Function of a Function Rule+Exponential

    Hi, I have two questions here that really puzzled me, they both involve using the Function of a Function Rule with regard to exponential functions, both times I seem to get the incorrect answer so a step-by-step explaination would be greatly appreciated. 1) Differentiate e2x+1/2x+5 2) Find the...
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    Intergration+Volume Questions

    Hi, came across these today and struggled abit with the following questions: 1) Find the volume of the solid of revolution that is formed when the curve y=x^2+2 is rotated about the x-axis from x=0 to x=2. (The x^2 seems to confuse me here) and... 2) Find the volume of the solid formed whe...
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