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How should I go about factorising x^2+5x+6?

I always think of the middle number as the sum and the last number as the product (in this example, we have the sum as 5 and the product as 6!) This just means that we have to look for two numbers which add ...
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Answered by Laura W. • Maths tutor
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Can you solve (2x-4)(x+1)=0?

All we need to do here is find the values of x that make each bracket zero.So2x-4=02x=4x=2andx+1=0x=-1
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Answered by Samuel I. • Maths tutor
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In triangle ABC, right angled at B, AB = 3 cm and AC = 6 cm. Determine angle BAC and angle ACB.

Using the trignometric principles,sin (ACB) = AB/AC = 3/6 = 1/2Thus, angle ACB = 30 degreesand angle BAC = 90 - angle ACB = 60 degrees
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Answered by Piyush S. • Maths tutor
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Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x^2 + 8x + 15.

x 2 +8x+15 = (x+3)(x+5)So, the value of x 2 +8x+15 is zero when x 2 +8x+15 = 0 i.e. x = -3 or x = -5.
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factorise x^2+10x+21

firstly the largest power is x^2 so when factorising we know that both brackets must involve an x plus or minus a number. next we look at the 21 and we need two numbers that multiply together to get this num...
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