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Factorise 12x^2 +17x +6

If you imaging the equation as ax^2 +bx +cYou multiply the numbers of a and c together. This number then becomes the product of two numbers that either add or subtract to make the number for b.So 12 x 6 i...

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Answered by Amy B. Maths tutor
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Factorising Quadratics: x ^2 ​​ − x = 12

Factorising a quadratic basing means 'putting it into 2 brackets'. The standard format for a quadratic equation is:ax^2 + bx + c = 0. You'll usually find that this becomes a lot easier when a=1. As well a...

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Solve: x^2 + y^2 = 25 y - 3x = 13

Equation 1) x2 + y2 = 25 Equation 2) y - 3x = 13 First you need to substitute a variable so there is only one unknown in the equation: 2) y = 13 + 3x Substituting this into equation ...

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Answered by Lucy W. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify: (5w-6)(2w+7)

So first you need to multiply out the brackets so you can simplify the equation. Remember the acronym FOIL: First, Outer, Inner, Last.10w^2 + 35w - 12w - 42
And then you need to simplify
10w^2 +...

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Answered by Emma C. Maths tutor
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Edexcel 2017, Q8) A square, with sides of length x cm, is inside a circle. Each vertex of the square is on the circumference of the circle. The area of the circle is 49cm. Work out x.

First we should draw what the question tells us.Draws circle with square inside it
We want to find out some extra information about the circle based on what we have been told.
How can w...

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Answered by Alex B. Maths tutor
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