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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2023 Paper 1 14 b Solution by
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The stated total differential is that of , so . The zero-volume condition gives . For positive , divide the total differential by this volume to obtainFor the specified small changes, , so the volume increases by approximately . The fractional expression requires ; at a degenerate zero-volume state it is undefined. For finite changes, the exact multiplier is , whose difference from is ; the total differential gives its first-order approximation.
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