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1.7.19 Parametric and implicit differentiation (A-level only)

1.7.19 Parametric and implicit differentiation (A-level only)

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Question 38

A curve CCC has equation

y=xcos⁡xx>0,y>0 y = x^{\cos x} \quad x > 0, \quad y > 0 y=xcosxx>0,y>0
a.

Find, by firstly taking natural logarithms, an expression for dydx\frac{dy}{dx}dxdy​ in terms of xxx and yyy.

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b.

Hence show that the xxx-coordinates of the stationary points of CCC are solutions of the equation

sin⁡(x)⋅xln⁡x=cos⁡x \sin(x) \cdot x \ln x = \cos x sin(x)⋅xlnx=cosx
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