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How do you know when to use sin, cos and tan?

First draw the triangle and label all the information you have as well as the unknown angle or side length. There should be at least one angle labelled with some informtion - use this angle to label the o...

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Answered by Anna W. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify the expression (x+5)(x+8).

This question is about multiplying two brackets together. There are two parts to each bracket: x, +3 and x, +5. The parts in the first b...

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Answered by Jamie C. Maths tutor
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What does it mean to "complete the square"?

Completing the square is a useful method of rearranging a quadratic equation so the unknown ("x") only appears in it once. The theory of completing the square tells us that we can take a quadrat...

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Answered by Caitlin G. Maths tutor
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Consider a right-angled triangle with an inside angle of 30° and a hypotenuse of 8cm. Calculate the length of the opposite side to the 30° angle.

Recall the trigonometry rule SOH/CAH/TOA (Silly Old Hitler Couldn't Advance His Troops Over Africa).

  1. Label:   Draw the triangle and label the sides with Hyp, Opp & Adj.
  2. <...
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Answered by Joshua L. Maths tutor
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There is a cube with a length 3x. The expression for the volume in cubic centimeters is equal to the expression for the surface area in square centimeters. Calculate the length of a side of the cube.

volume = SA (3x)= (3x)2 x 6 27x3 = 9x2 x 6 27x3 = 54x2 27x = 54 27x - 54 = 0 27(x - 2) = 0 x - 2 = 0 x = 2 The question asks for the len...

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Answered by Sofia D. Maths tutor
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