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When do I use the sin rule and when do I use the cosine rule?

The sin rule is used when you need to find a length of a side or an angle. You use the sin rule when you're given an angle, an opposite side length and also an angle or side length opposite to the one you're...
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Solve x^2 - 9 = 4x + 12

x 2 - 9 = 4x + 12 x 2 - 9 - 4x = 12 x 2 - 9 - 4x -12 = 0 x 2 - 4x -21 = 0 Factorise into form (x + ?)(x + ?) Factors of -21 are +7 and -3 or -7 and +3 (x + 7)(x - 3) = x 2 + 7x - 3x -21 = x 2 + 4x -21 which ...
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A group of 55 pupils were asked if they owned a phone or a tablet.11 people are known to own both18 said they only owned a tablet34 said they owned at least a phoneA student is picked a random, what is the probability that the student doesn’t have a phone

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When will I ever need to use this in real life?

Maths is something you can make use of for the rest of your life.Obviously, there are a vast number of jobs out there, such as engineering, which use mathematics everyday so if that's the sort of thing that ...
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How do I solve the simultaneous equations 5x+2y=11 and 4x-3y=18?

Simultaneous equations have two or more unknown values, in this case there are two: x and y. To solve them, first we need to get one unknown by itself. In order to do this we need the coefficient of either x...
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