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how do you solve these simultaneous equations?

6x + y = 8 (1)       4x - y = 12 (2)

 

Method 1 elimination:

-Adding/subtracting the two equations together to eliminate one of ...

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Answered by Shriya G. Maths tutor
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The first 4 terms of a different sequence are: 9, 13, 17, 21. Find an expression for the nth term of the sequence.

To tackle sequence questions like this you first have to find the difference between each term of the sequence and this number will go in front of the 'n'. Then to find the full expression, you have to...

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Answered by Tanush M. Maths tutor
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Solve algebraically: 6a+b=16, 5a-2b=19

To solve these simultaneous equations, you must add/subtract both equatons from each other to eliminate one variable, allowing you to work out the value of the other.

As you can see from ...

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Answered by Tanush M. Maths tutor
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factorise the equation x^2+17x+70

Firstly, you can see from the equation that each bracket must contain an x since these multiply together to give the x2. So you get (x..)(x..)

Next, to obtain the last number o...

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Answered by Tanush M. Maths tutor
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How do you factorise and know if it is a difference of two squares ?

1. First you need to learn how to recognise the form:

Difference of two square numbers.  a2 - 36

(a2 is a square number and 36 is also a ...

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Answered by Esther L. Maths tutor
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