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Why is completing the square useful and how do you do it?

Completing the square is nice and easy. If you have an equasion of the form x2+ax+b=0 then simply rewrite the equasion in the form (x+a/2)2-(a/2)2 +b=0. This may sound com...

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Answered by Edward B. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify 3(x+4) - 2(4x+1)

3(x+4) - 2(4x+1)= 3x + 12 - 8x + 2= 3x - 8x + 12 - 2= -5x + 10

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Answered by Pioli P. Maths tutor
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Explore gender in H.G. Well’s Ann Veronica.

Ann Veronica’s gender confines her to the private sphere and limits her opportunities. Her academic performance is better than her brother’s, but her father will not let her continue her studies at Imperi...

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Answered by Marissa S. English tutor
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How do you solve a quadratic equation e.g. x^2 - 5x - 14 = 0?

Quadratic equations take the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0. In the case above, a = 0, b = -5, c = -14. In order to solve it, we can factorise the equation into the form (x+c)(x+d) = 0. The answers are then x = -...

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Answered by Manal P. Maths tutor
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y = (x + 2)(x + 5)

steps as follows:x times x = x22 times 5 = 102 times x = 2xx times 5 = 5xthen add these together:y = x2 + 7x +10x = -2, -5; y = 0, 10

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Answered by Georgie L. Maths tutor
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