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Step 1: The first step is to rewrite the equation in the form ax² + bx + c = 0. So in this case, we achieve this by...

First of all you need to separate the two numbers 

you have 8Y

and 4y2

then ask yourself what you can divide both these 2 numbers with? so 4 can be divided by ...

While this question may appear unfamiliar at first, it is just a quadratic equation in disguise. Rearranging such that it equals 0:

x^2 + 5x - 36 = 0

Now this equation is re...

At first this looks quite daunting as it combines a number of different indices (powers) and a fraction. 

The rules for indices are just something that you have to learn - so don't worry ...

It is first important to get the equation to equal 0, so to do this you minus 12 from each side of the equals symbol, giving youX^2 +13X+36=0Now it is time to think about factorising!The best trick for th...