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How do I solve simultaneous equations?

The elimination method
2x + 3y = 83x + 2y = 7
First we multiply one or both of the equations so that one of their like terms share the same coefficients.
2x + 3y = 8 (multi...

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Solve 7(x-5)=25-3x

Firstly, expand the left hand side of the equation out to produce: [7x-35=25-3x]. Bring all the x's to one side (to form 10x=60). Divide both sides by 10 to find the solution for x [x=60/10]. Therefore, x...

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Factorise (x^2-100) and then solve for x.

When looking at factorising quadratic equations, the first approach should be to identify what is in front of the x term and the value of the c term, with the equation being in the form of y=A(x^2)+Bx+c.S...

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Solve x/2 + 3x/(x+) = 1

(x/2) + 3x/(x+1) = 1x(x+1) + 6x = 2x + 2x² + x + 6x - 2x = 2x² + 5x - 2 = 0
Using the quadratic formula,
x₁ = (-5+(29)^1/2)/2x₂ = (-5-(29)

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Show that a parallelogram is composed of an isosceles trapezium and an isosceles triangle

Draw a parallelogram composed of a trapezium and a traingle.Label:obtuse trapezium anlges as aacute trapezium angles as bbase triangular angles as ctop triangular angle as d
By definition of a parall...

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