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This rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. The perimeter of the rectangle is 30cm. What is the area?

50cm²

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Write the missing numbers on the lines.

76 + 84 = 16036+54 = 90

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What is the Pythagoras’ theorem and how can it be used to work out the distance between two points?

Pythagoras’ theorem is the formula used to calculate any side of a right-angled triangle. The concept is that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides. Assign...

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Find the value of 'a' in the equation: 5a + 12 = 37

First step is to take away 12 from both sides of the equation:5a + 12 = 37 (-12) 5a = 25 Second step is to then divide both sides by 5:5a = 25(÷5) Which gives you the final answer:a = 5

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Expand and simplify: 4(2x − 3) − 2(x − 5)

4(2x - 3) - 2(x - 5) [Remember that a negative multiplied by a negative makes a positive]
8x - 12 - 2x +10
6x - 2 [Check: can I simplify further?
2(3x -...

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