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How would you differentiate between the hypotenuse, opposite and the adjacent in a triangle?

Firstly, in a right angled triangle, the side opposite the right angle is always the hypotenuse which is the longest side in a right angle triangle. Secondly, the side opposite the given angle is your opposi...
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What is the equation of the tangent of the circle x^2+y^2=25 at the point (3,4)

Graph Firstly, if not drawn for you it would be best to draw the graph which is given to you (in this case you should notice is a circle with a radius 5 as the general equation for a circle is (x-a) 2 +(y-b)...
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Factorise the equation x^2 + 5x+6 = 0

(x+3)(x+2)
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What is the point of bearings?

Imagine you want to sail a ship from Liverpool to new York. While sailing you will need to know precisely what direction you need to be travelling at every point(if you are out by one degree this could resul...
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n is an integer such that 6-3n>18 and (-5n)/(n^2-6)>1. Find all the possible values of n.

First we solve 6-3n>18. We do this by rearranging:Carry over the -3n term for 6>18+3n.Take away 18 from both sides for -12>3n.Divide both sides by 3 for -4>n.So we know that n<-4. Now we solve...
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