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What do the interior angles in a hexagon add up to?

I would first ask the student to draw out a heptagon to check if they know what the shape is. (white board - drawing shape) Next i will ask them to start at one edge of the shape and ask them to draw a line ...
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Answered by Muhammad K. • Maths tutor
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Write 2-(x+2)/(x-3)-(x-6)/(x+3) as a single fraction of ax+b/x^2-9. What is a and b?

Multiply according terms so that the denominators are the same for all fractions. [2(x-3)(x+3)/(x-3)(x+3)]-[(x+2)(x+3)/(x-3)(x+3)]-[(x-6)(x-3)/(x-3)(x+3)]Expand out the brackets: 2x 2 -18-x 2 -5x-6-x 2 +9x+1...
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Solve 3x+7=8

First we would rearrange so that all non variables are on one side, so it becomes 3x=-1The dividing both sides we get:x=-1/3
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Find the complex solutions for the following equation: -3x^2+4x+4=0

-3x 2 +4x+4 = 0 using factorisation find the quadratic in the form (-3x+a)(x+b)=0 find two numbers (a and 3b) that have a product of 4 and a sum of 4 a =2 and 3b =2 ➔ a =2 and b =2/3 (-3x+2)(x=2/3)=0 if the ...
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A pyramid has a square base with sides of length 4m and a height 3m. What is the length from one of the base corners to the top of the pyramid?

The student should first draw a diagram of the pyramid, labelling the lengths of the base and the height. The student is not able to solve this problem in one step but must think two steps ahead. The student...
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Answered by Nathan H. • Maths tutor
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