We can calculate the gradient of a tangent to a curve by differentiating. In order to find the equation of a tangent, we: Differentiate the equation of the curve Substitute the \(x\) value into the ...
From the blue-and-black symmetries of a butterfly TO the mazelike grooves of a brain coral, nature reveals itself as a great artist, switching off between painting and sculpture. Nature should also ...
Google's latest doodle in India celebrates the quadratic equation, ax² + bx + c = 0, showcasing its real-world applications ...
The Mathematical Gazette is the original journal of the Mathematical Association and it is now over a century old. Its readership is a mixture of school teachers, college and university lecturers, ...
EVERY mathematician will welcome this new edition of a classical work if only as an indication that the demand for it has not diminished since it was originally published, forty-six years ago.
The coordinates of the turning point and the equation of the line of symmetry can be found by writing the quadratic expression in completed square form. Find the equation of the line of symmetry and ...
In August, a pair of mathematicians discovered an exotic, record-breaking curve. In doing so, they tapped into a major open question about one of the oldest and most fundamental kinds of equations in ...