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Olly drove 56 km from A to B. He then drives 61 km from B to C. Olly’s average speed from A to B was 70 km/h. Olly took 75 minutes to drive from B to C. Work out Olly’s average speed for his total drive from A to C.

Key fact: Average speed = total distance/ total timeStep 1: find the time taken for Olly to travel from A to B. Using the formula: time taken = distance travelled / speed(56/70 = 0.8 hrs = 48 mins)Step 2:...

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Given the area of the pool is 63m^2, what is the value of x?

(There is a diagram showing a rectangle with one side labelled x+4 and another labelled x+6)Area = (x+4)(x+6)63m^2 = x²+10x+240 = x²+10x-390 = (x-3)(x+13)
x-3=0 so x=3x+13=0 giv...

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A roll of card has an area of 43 m^2. A postcard has an area of 125 cm^2. How many post cards can be cut from the roll, assuming there is no wastage? (calculator question)

This question is assessing your knowledge of units and their conversion. Notice that the area units of the roll of card and the postcard are different, so it is important that before we carry out any calc...

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The point P, (-1,4) lies on a circle C that is centered about the origin. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle at point P.

The most important fact to remember with this question is that two perpendicular straight lines have gradients related by m₁ = -1/m_2. This can then be used to find the gradient of t...

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Solve "x^2 - 12x - 45 = 0" by completing the square

The equation is of the formx²+bx+c=0This means it can be rearranged to(x+(b/2))²=(b/2)²-cTaking the square root of both sides leaves us with x.
x²-12x-45=0...

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