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What if my equation doesn't factorise?

For all quadratic equations, you can use the quadratic formula. Given an equation of the form ax2+bx+c, you can plug those va...

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Answered by Hayden M. Maths tutor
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How do you use Pythagoras' Theorem?

Pythagoras' Theorem states that h2 = a+ b2 . This is where you have...

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Answered by Ryan B. Maths tutor
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There are n sweets in a bag. 6 of the sweets are orange. The rest of the sweets are yellow. Hannah takes a sweet from the bag and eats it. Hannah then takes at another sweet. The probability that Hannah eats two orange sweets is 1/3. Show that n²-n-90=0

P(2 orange sweets) = P(orange sweet) * P(orange sweet)

(6/n) * (5/(n-1)) = 1/3

30/(n(n-1)) = 1/3

90 = n(n-1)

90 = n2-n

n...

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Answered by Tim V. Maths tutor
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What is the quadratic formula and how do I use it?

The quadratic formula is a way of solving quadratic equations of the form: ax2+bx+c=0. By plugging in the values a,b and c into it, the solutions for x can be obtained:x = [-b +/- sqrt(b2<...

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Answered by Patrick M. Maths tutor
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How is frequency density calculated?

Frequency divided by class width

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Answered by Umamah Y. Maths tutor
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