-15 so that is negative. so that is negative 15÷15 so 15 ÷15 is 1 so it would be -15÷-15=-1

a. The gradient is


b. The gradient at point P(1, 2) is

c. The derivative of
at P in the direction of
is

It looks like

so that

Then


5x^3/10x^2
*Simplify 5/10 to 1/2
*simplify the exponent so that x^1 is on top
1x/2
FINAL ANSWER:
x/2
The top two answers are equivalent, while the bottom one is not. You would use distributive property in the parentheses. If both expressions are the same, they are equivalent
F(x) = x^3 + 2x^2 - x - 2
<span>f(x) = x^2(x + 2) - (x + 2) </span>
<span>f(x) = (x^2 - 1)(x + 2) </span>
<span>f(x) = (x + 1)(x - 1)(x + 2) </span>
<span>Roots: -1, 1, -2 </span>