Edexcel C1 — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

5. Given that $$y = \frac { x ^ { 4 } - 3 } { 2 x ^ { 2 } }$$
  1. find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\),
  2. show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } = \frac { x ^ { 4 } - 9 } { x ^ { 4 } }\).