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'Factorise' essentially means put into a simpler form, in this case with two sets of linear equations which would multiply out to give the quadratic equation shown above.

What we are look...

The question can be broken into two steps, 

1) dy/dx is asking to differentiate y=x³+5x+3 with respect to x

Differentiating we multiply by the current power and l...

You want two numbers that multiply to give 2 and add to give 3. Looking at factors is always easiest, so start by listing pairs of numbers that multiply together to give 2. There are ...

Do not be daunted by the greater than sign. Just think of it like an equals sign.

Remember, the key is to get the 'x' on its own.

Collect the like terms as you normally would...

Simplify the equation first by putting the x^2 into brackets. I do this by finding two values that both multiply to get 15 and add to get -8. I can see that -3 and -5 fit this criteria, but i could eas...