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Show x^2 + 8x +15 = 0 in the form of (x+b)^2 +c (complete the square) and then solve the equation

x 2 +8x +15 = 0 (x+4) 2 -16 +15=0 (x+4) 2 -1=0 (x+4)= (+/-)1 x = -3 or -5
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How do I work out the area of a quarter circle with radius 6cm?

The easiest way to do this is to first work out the area of the whole circle. To work out the area of a circle, the equation is area = πr 2 , where r is the radius. So, to work out the area we work out π x 6...
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What is cancer?

Cancer is a disease that occurs when cells get random changes in their genes, leading to them no longer being able to control how they grow and divide. This means the cancer cells grow and divide a lot quick...
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Write x^2-4x+9 in the form (x-p)^2+q, where p and q are integers.

To complete this task we use a method called "Completing the square. For this we use a formula (a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2. Now we see that in the example we have a term x^2 so we put x^2=a^2 so we can have tha...
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P=(3a+5)/(4-a) Make a the subject

P=(3a+5)/(4-a)First of all we need Get rid of the denominator, we do this by multiplying both sides by (4-a)This leaves P(4-a)=3a+5 (as any term multiplied by the denominator leaves only the numerator)The ne...
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