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Can you make 'p' the subject of the following equation? 4(p-2q)= 3p+2

When a question asks you to make something the subject of an equation, it is asking you to rearrange it to get it in the form of, for example when 'p' is the subject, 'p = ....' First we want to expand the b...
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Find the inverse of y = 2x+1/ x-1

the aim of finsing the inverse is making x the subject. To start we need to multiply both sides by: (x-1), giving us:y(x-1) = 2x+1now we need to expand the brackets:yx - y = 2x+1now gather all the x componen...
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Whats the inverse of y = 2x+1/x-1 ?

To find the inverse we're wanting to make x the subject. First start by multiplying both sides by (x-1), this gives us y(x-1) = 2x+1. Expand the brackets giving yx - y = 2x+1. Gather all the x components ont...
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Solve (x + 2)(x+3) = (2x+4)

Expand: x 2 + 2x + 3x +6 = 2x+4 Take (2x+4) from both sides: x 2 +3x+2 = 0 Facorise: (x+2)(x+1) = 0 So solutions are x=-2 and x=-1
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Find the solutions of the equation x^2 - 2x - 8 =0

First factorise the equation into 2 sets of brackets: You can do this by looking at the constant in the quadratic, 8. Try and find 2 numbers that multiply together to make 8 (such as 4 and 2), and that can b...
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