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i) Factorise x^2 – 7x + 12 ii) Solve x^2 – 7x + 12

i)STEP 1: Make 2 brackets and put an x in each one: (x )(x )
STEP 2: Find 2 numbers when multiplied together make 12 and when added together they make -7
Multiples of 12:
1 x ...

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Please expand the brackets in the following equation to get a quadratic equation. Then, please show using the quadratic formula that the solutions to the equation are x=3 and x=5. Here is the starting equation: (x-3)(x-5)=0

(X-3)(x-5)=0Use F.O.I.LFirst x multiplied by x gives x²outer x multiplied by -5 gives -5xinner x multiplied by -3 gives -3xlast -5x-3 gives +15combining we get x²-8x+15=0the quadrati...

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Solve 7x + 6 > 1 + 2x

7x + 6 > 1 + 2xFirst, we collect the like terms so we move all the x's to one side and all the integers to the other:5x > -5Then we divide by 5 on each side to find what just x will be.Therefore, x ...

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Solve the simultaneous equation, 3x + y = 8 and x + 3y = 12, to find a value for x and y.

Re arrange one of the equation to get a single variant answer. So, x = 12 - 3y. Substitute this into the other equation, so 3 (12-3y) + y = 8. Expand this equation to form 36 - 9y + y = 8. Collect the y t...

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