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Solve the equation:

5 x-3 =7 2x+1 log 5 5 x-3 =log 5 7 2x+1 x-3=(2x+1)log 5 7 x-2xlog 5 7=3+log 5 7 x(1-2log 5 7)=3+log 5 7 x=(3+log 5 7)/(1-2log 5 7)
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How to find conditional probability

Take this problem as an example: 5 white socks and 3 black socks are in a drawer. Stefan takes out two socks at random. Work out the probability that Stefan takes out two socks of the same colour without rep...
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How do I solve the equation x^2 = 3x - 1 ?

First, we need to rearrange the equation into a quadratic. A quadratic equation will always have a squared element. To this, we move everything over to the left hand side of the equation and set it equal to ...
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Expand (2x-3)(4x+4) using the FOIL method.

Question: Expand (2x-3)(4x+4) We will be using the FOIL method. FOIL is an ancronym: F=first O=outside I=inside L=last So, to begin, we start with the first term in each bracket, and multiply them together. ...
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How do I expand a factorised equation?

Firstly put the equation into the the form (x+a)(x+b) this will make things easier later on. Therefore, an equation such as (x+1) 2 would become (x+1)(x+1) Next expand the brackets. To do this simply multipl...
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