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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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A circle has the equation x^2 + y^2 = 25. There is a point P on this circle with coordinates (4,3). A line is drawn tangental to the circle at point P. This line crosses the x axis at point Q. Find the co-ordinates of Q.

(7,0)
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