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Tom thinks of a number. He squares it, adds 3 times the original number and then subtracts 18. The result is 0. What two numbers could Tom have been thinking of?

Formulate the problem algebraically:x²+3x-18=0This is a factorisation problem. To find the solutions, factorise:-Factors of x² are 1 and 1, so answe...

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Prove that the square of an odd number is always 1 more than a multiple of 4

This is a nice little question off the 2018 Edexcel Higher Maths paper! When we heard the word 'prove' in a question at this level, automatically we should be thinking about using algebra to help us out! ...

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Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x-y=1, x^2+y^2=5

x=1, y=2
x=-2/5, y=-11/5

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Work out the value of the following:

36^1/2
= 6(The square root of 36 is 6)
2) 23⁰
= 1(Anything to the power of 0 is 1)
3) 27^-2/3
= 3^-2 = 1/3²= 1/9

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How do you find a missing side length in a right-angled triangle?

Use Pythagoras' theorem. a² + b² = c². The longest side of the triangle is the hypotenuse, and it is the side opposite the right angle. We use the length of this side as '...

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