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How do I work out the nth term?

The nth term falls into the topic of linear sequences . A linear sequence is a set of numbers (such as "1, 2, 3, 4, ...") that are connected by a rule , which applies to every number in the sequenc...
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Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x+2y=4 and 4x+5y=17

To solve this equation we need to make it so the x's or the y's of each equation are equal. To do this we need to multiply one or both equations so we can take or add one of the equations to the other. We ar...
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A rectangle has an area of 20cm^2. Its length and width are enlarged by a factor of 3. Find the area of the enlarged rectangle.

I'd start by drawing out any rectangle with an area of 20cm^2 and labelling the length and width. Any correct combination will do (i.e. 2 X 10, 4 X 5, 20 X 1 etc.). In this example, I will use 4 X 5 Then mul...
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Solve the quadratic equation 2(x^2) + 3x + 1 = 0

There are two ways to solve this equation. In the first method, we can simplify the quadratic by observation into two linear equations multiplied together, giving us (2x + 1)(x + 1) = 0. We can then set each...
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Solve 3x^2 + 5x +2

By the quadratic formula, where a = 3, b = 5, c = 2 x = -2/3 and x = -1
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