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What is the difference between mutually exclusive and indepedent events?

Let's say that we have two events and we'll call them event A and event B. If these events were mutually exclusive then these events would not be able to occur at the same time. For example, if Real Madrid a...
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What is the chain rule?

A special rule, the chain rule, exists for differentiating a function of another function (finding dy/dx). Consider the expression cos x 2 . We call such an expression a ‘function of a function’. We could id...
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Express √75 in the form of n√3 , where n is an integer. Using this information, solve the following equation: x√48 = √75 + 3√3 (4 marks)

√75 = 5√3, therefore x√48 = √75 + 3√3 x√48 = 5√3 + 3√3 x(√16 x √3) = 5√3 + 3√3 4x√3 = 5√3 + 3√3 4x√3 = (5 + 3)√3 4x√3 = 8√3 x√3 = 2√3 x = 2
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Differentiate and factorise y = x^2(3x + 1)

Product rule: dy/dx = uv' + u'v dy/dx = 2x(3x + 1) + x^2(3) dy/dx = 2x(3x + 1) +3x^2 dy/dx = 6x^2 + 2x + 3x^2 dy/dx = 9x^2 + 2x dy/dx = x(9x + 2)
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How do you prove two straight lines intersect?

There are two ways to prove they intercept (you can choose whichever one you prefer). Say we have two straight lines, for example: r 1 = 3 i + 4 j - 5 k + t ( i - 2 j + 2 k ) => r 1 = (3 + t) i + (4 – 2t)...
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