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How do you find the length of a side of a right-angled triangle given the angle and the hypotenuse?

First label the triangle to show the opposite, adjacent and hypotenuse. Then you can use SOHCAHTOA to determine which trig function is needed. If you need to work out the opposite you use the sin function...

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Answered by Lucy S. Maths tutor
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ForA=2x^2 –18x+80 (i) find dA/dx , (ii) find the value of x for which A is a minimum

dA/dx = 4x -18 : multiply the number before the x (coefficient) by the power and minus 1 from the power.4x = 18 so x = 4.5 to find the minimum or maximum point, make the differential equal to 0 and solve ...

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Answered by Dan A. Maths tutor
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Solve x^3+20x^2=125x

The expression can be rearranged to equal 0 by taking the 125 to the other side. To do this the opposite thing has to be done, so 125 must be subtracted to get x^3+20x^2-125=0 . All parts in this function...

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Answered by Isabella Z. Maths tutor
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Expand (2x + 3)(x - 1)

everything in the first bracket should be multiplied by everything in the second individually. Then you should combine common factors to find the final answer.Starting with the first part of the 1st brack...

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Answered by Sahil M. Maths tutor
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Solve the equation x^2 + 8x = -15

We first notice it's a quadratic equation in x so we want to make one side of the equation equal to 0.By adding 15 to both sides we get : x2 + 8x + 15 = 0We then look for two numbers which mul...

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Answered by Georgina L. Maths tutor
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