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How can I revise for unseen poetry?

No one can predict which poem will appear in the Unseen Poetry section of your GCSE, but becoming more comfortable with identifying poetic techniques and why poets might use these to achieve a particular eff...
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Solve 3x^2 - 5 = 43

First, we want all the terms with X on one side, so let's +5 to both sides.3x 2 = 48Let's simplify, so we get x 2 on its own.48÷ 3=16x 2 = 16Now, we need x 'unsquared', so we will square root it. √16=4
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Solve 2x^2 = 162

First simplify the equation! This means making the side with your Xs on easier to read.162÷2=81Now we have x 2 = 81 √81=9(Remember 9x9=81.)
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Solve algebraically the simultaneous equations x^2 + y^2 = 25, y – 3x = 13

Rearrange y - 3x = 13 to y = 13 + 3xSquare y to give y^2 = 169 +78x +9x^2Sub into first equation to give x^2 + 169 + 78x +9x^2 = 25Simplify to give 10x^2 + 78x + 144 = 0 Apply quadratic formula to solve for ...
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Which of these fractions is the largest - 33/56 ,4/7, 9/21, 6/14

As it is not clear which is biggest, we need to make sure that the fractions are in their simplest form. For 33/56 there no common factors so this is the simplest form. 4/7 is clearly in the simplest form. 9...
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