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Used for right angled triangles where c is the hypothenuse and a and b are the two other sides. Equation: a 2 + b 2 = c 2 Label the sides of the triangle before starting. To find the length of c you do the r...

To solve the equation means to make x the subject i.e. to make x on its own. Therefore, we need to add 6. If you add 6 to one side you must also add 6 to the other side. x-6+6 = 15+6 x = 21 So x=21.

The ratio of 3:1 involves 4 units. 3 men +1 woman. Find how many people each unit represents: 4units 2476 people Therefore each unit represents 2476/4 = 619 people per unit Now, take the ratio, and multiply ...

Standard form (sometimes called standard index form), is a way of writing out numbers. It is especially useful when it comes to VERY large or VERY small numbers, which normally would take lots of time (and p...

simulatneous equations are solved by eliminating one of the unknowns such as x or y. there are a number of ways to do this such as substitution or subtraction/addition. For this example we will use subtracti...