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When do I use Sin, Cos and Tan?

Just remember SOH,CAH,TOA. It sounds like Sock-A-Toe-Ah. Quite strange but extremely effective. SOH means Sin=Opposite/Hypotenuse Cos=Adjacent/Hypotenuse Tan=Opposite/Adjacent The three letters in each ab...

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Answered by Darren C. Maths tutor
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Find the x-Coordinate of the minimum point of the function: f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 5

One of the easiest ways to find a minimum/ maximum point is using differentiation.

The derivative of the function f(x) is usually written as dy/dx or f'(x) and is essentially a function that tells ...

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Answered by Sachin M. Maths tutor
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I keep making silly mistakes how do I stop that?

That was always my biggest problem with my GCSE maths, I would get excited when I thought I knew what I was doing then slip up with silly mistakes. One of the best ways I found, after checking over at the...

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Answered by Charlotte W. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify (x+4)(x-5).

For this, we use the FOIL method of expanding brackets; start by multiplying the FIRST terms of each bracket together to get xx=x^2. Next multiply the OUTSIDE elements, ie the first element in the fir...

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Answered by Alex J. Maths tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equations: y=2x+2, y=x^2 - 1

The solution to this question can be obtained algebraically using substitution. As both equations are equal to y, this also means they are equal to each other. So firstly, substitute the simpler equation ...

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Answered by Sahil N. Maths tutor
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