3.6: Differentiation, small increments and connected rates

0606/12/F/M/22 — Question 5 · 7 marks

Variables xx and yy are such that y=(x21)32x23y = \dfrac{(x^{2} - 1)^{\frac{3}{2}}}{x^{\frac{2}{3}}}.
(a)
Find dydx\dfrac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}.
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(b)
Hence find the approximate change in yy when xx increases from 22 to 2+h2 + h, where hh is small.
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(c)
At the instant when x=2x = 2, yy is increasing at 44 units per second. Find the corresponding rate of increase in xx.
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