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The Curve C has the equation 2x^2-11+13. The point Q lies on C such that the gradient of the normal to C at Q is -1/9. Find the x-co-ordinate of Q

The first ste here is the find the general equation for the gradient tangential to the curve. This is done by differentiation of the equation to give 4x-11=dy/dx. dy/dx is the gradient...

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Answered by Matthew H. Maths tutor
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Factorise 15r+10

Step 1) look at the numbers 

Both 15 and 10 are factors of 5

step 2 ) look at the letters 

there is only one letter 'r' after the 15 

step 3) the...

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Answered by Judy L. Maths tutor
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How do I solve a simple simultaneous equation?

Simultaneous equations pop up all the time in maths, science, and engineering, so being able to solve them is really useful. Although they can look a bit daunting at first, the same general rules apply...

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Answered by Joe M. Maths tutor
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A sequence increases by 5 each time and the first term is x. The sum of the first four terms is 54. Set up and solve an equation to work out the value of x.

The first term is x, and if it increases by 5 each time then the second term is x+5, third is x+10, and the fourth is x+15.

Adding these values together we get 4x+5+10+15, and this equals...

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Answered by Tom P. Maths tutor
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The work in an office takes 200 hours to complete every week. Each person in the office works 35 hours a week. What is the smallest number of people needed to complete the work?

To answer this question we need to divide the hours needed to complete work (200) by how much a person works a week (35). The key aspect of this question that catches people out is that when dividing 2...

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Answered by Tom P. Maths tutor
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