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#1 2007-07-30 14:23:14
- Mel
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Differentiation- help =[
Given that y = ax^3 + x^2 + bx +3, y'(2) = 50, y''(1) = 23 find a and b
I know the answers are a = 3.5 and b= 4 but i have no idea how to get that
Help pleease
#2 2007-07-30 15:17:51
- bossk171
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Re: Differentiation- help =[
first, find the y'(x) and y''(x)
So...
solving y''(1) for a we get
pugging that into y'(2) and solving for a we get:
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