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Find the set of values of x for which x(x-4) > 12

When solving this quadratic inequality, we should use a three-step approach. The first step is to reformat the inequality to put one side equal to zero, which is the standard format of a quadratic equatio...

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Answered by Daniel B. Maths tutor
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Simplify (5-2√3)/(√3-1) giving your answer in the form p +q√3, where p and q are rational numbers

The trick here is to use a technique called the difference of squares. If we multiply the top and bottom of the fraction by the conjugate* of the denominator, we can remove any square root terms from the ...

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Answered by A W. Maths tutor
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Find the exact solution of the equation in its simplest form: 3^x * e^4x = e^7.

First take natural logs of both sides, giving us: ln(3x * e4x) = ln(e7).  The RHS can be simplified using the definition of natural logs, so ln(e7) = 7.

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Answered by Hugo M. Maths tutor
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Explore some of the ways in which poets express change.

A key example of a poet expressing change comes in Carol Ann Duffy's 'Originally' from her 1990 collection The Other Country. In the poem, Duffy utilises imagery such as that of the turn...

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What is a dialect and what is an accent?

An accent is commonly associated with sounds of a particular variety, so pronunciation. A dialect is commonly associated with the lexis and grammar of a variety e.g. the non-standard 'I were' in some Manc...

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