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There are only 7 blue pens, 4 green pens and 6 red pens in a box. One pen is taken at random from the box. Write down the probability that this pen is blue.

The probability is the likelihood of an event occurring.In this case, 1 pen is being taken out of a bag of; 7 blue pens, 4 green pens and 6 red pens. This means 1 out of 17 (7+4+6) pens will be taken.We a...

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Answered by James A. Maths tutor
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Simplify fully [(256x^20)/(y^8)]^ (-1/4).

First, flip the whole fraction so it becomes the (y^8/256x^20)^0.25. This is because there is a negative power, which flips the whole fraction. Secondly, you would solve each element of the fraction indiv...

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Answered by Max W. Maths tutor
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Work out the value of (16/81)^(3/4)

Firstly it is easier to think of the power (3/4) as two separate parts. The first part being 3/1 (which is the same as cubing a number) and the second part being 1/4 (which is the same as the quartic roo...

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Answered by Stefano S. Maths tutor
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find the equation of the tangent to the curve y=2x^3+3 at the point where x= -2

know to differentiate to find the gradient of the tangent: y=2x3+3, dy/dx= 6x2When x=-2, dy/dx= 24When x=-2, y=2(-2)3+3, y= -13equation of a tangent is y=mx+c, where y=-13...

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Answered by David H. Maths tutor
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P is (4, 9) and Q is (–2, 1); calculate the midpoint of PQ.

for the x coordinate; 4+(-2)=2 divide by two to find where midpoint between the two x coordinates 2/2=1for the y coordinate; 9+1= 10divide by 2 to find the midpoint between the two y coordinates 10/2=5the...

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Answered by Alexander R. Maths tutor
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