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Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x + 2y =4 4x + 5y =17

You are trying to find out the value of 'x' and the value of 'y'. This means that you need to be able to take away one equation from the other. 3x + 2y = 4 - we are going to times this equation by 4 = 12x + ...
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How do you solve the following simultaneous equations? 5x+6y=3 2x-3y=12

5x+6y=3 2x-3y=12 6y=3-5x 2x=12+3y 3y=2x-12 Therefore, 6y=2(2x-12)=4x-24 4x-24=3-5x 9x=27 x=3
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Given 924*438 = 404712, what is 9.24*43.8

Given 924 x 438 = 404712, we must consider the changes made to THIS question that leads to 9.24 x 43.8 924 => 9.24: we divide 924 by 100 to get 9.24 438 => 43.8: we divide 438 by 10 to get 43.8. Theref...
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The line l is a tangent to the circle x^2 + y^2 = 40 at the point A. A is the point (2, 6). The line l crosses the x-axis at the point P. Work out the area of triangle OAP.

This will involve drawing a diagram to aid your answer. Where O is the origin, A is a point on the circle and P is a point on the x-axis. OA is the radius of the circle. Line l crosses through point A and me...
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A ladder 5.5m long is leaning against a wall. the foot of the ladder is 1.7m away from the wall. how far up the wall does the ladder reach?

This is a classic GCSE Pythagoras' Theorem question. The first thing we are going to do is draw a diagram. Once we sketch out a diagram, we can see that the ladder makes a triangle shape with the wall. If we...
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