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Write the following in their simplest form: a) 8^0 b) 64^(2/3) c) 0.54545454...

a) 8⁰= 1b) 64^2/3 = (64^1/3)² = 4² =16c) 0.54545454... = x 100x = 54.545454.... 100x-x = 54 99x = 54 x = 54/99 x = 6/11...

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Solve the simultaneous equations: 5x+5y = 6 7x+3y = 6

Label the equations 1) 5x+5y = 6 and 2) 7x+3y = 6 . Then rearrange equation 1 to make x the subject of the equation: 5x = 6-5y. You would then simplify this equation to find the equation for x: x = 6/5 - ...

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If a semi-circle has radius 4cm, work out the area of the semi-circle

The formula for the area of a circle is pir²,therefore for semi-circle, the formula becomes1/2pir²
Using our known values this is 1/2pi*16 (4<...

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Plot out y= x^2 - x - 2 for values of x from -3 to +3 and label the turning point

x y-3 10-2 4-1 00 -21 -22 03 4
And then be able to plot out these points on a simple graph.
The x-coordinate of the turning ...

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Solve the simultaneous equations 3x + y = 4 x + y = 2

Rearrange the second equation (or first) in terms of y (or x) y = 2-xthen subsitute into the other equation 3x + (2-x) = 4The solve for x : 2x = 2 x = 1then subsitute that value for x into any equation an...

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