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x^2 - 10x + 21 = 0

  • First, factorise the quadratic equation.
  • Find two numbers that multiply to give 21 and add to give 10. 7 and 3
  • (x-7)(x-3)=0
  • Now find the value x so that when these bracket...
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Answered by Ben S. Maths tutor
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rex Aegypti duos liberos habebat. hi liberi erant Cleopatra et Ptolemaeus. per multos annos liberi vitam laetam cum patre habebant. deinde post mortem patris Cleopatra erat regina. [passage taken from sample paper, own questions below]

How many children did the king have and what were their names? We look at the first line, which translates to: The king of Egpyt had two children, Cleopatra and Ptolemaeus. The nominative is 'rex' (king),...

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Answered by Rania A. Latin tutor
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Find the derivative of f(x)=x^2*e^x+x

You can split the derivative into 2 parts: dx/dy (x^2*e^x) + dx/dy (x)

For the first part you have to use the product rule, so let U=x^2 V=e^x U'=2x V'=Chain rule

V'=dx/dy(e^x)dx/dy(x)...

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Answered by Benedict R. Maths tutor
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We have the curve f(x) = (x^2-5x)(x-1)+ 3x. Sketch the graph y=f(x), making sure to plot the co-ordinates where the curve meets the axes.

The first thing we want to do is re-write the curve f(x) in a format in which we can read and easily plot a graph. If we can include the '3x' in the factorised part of the equation, it will be neater and ...

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Answered by Rania A. Maths tutor
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What is a balance of payments deficit and why might this be damaging to the economy?

In Macroeconomics, a balance of payments or balance of trade deficit is where the total imports (M) received by an economy exceed that of exports (X). The balance of payments is a component of aggregate d...

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Answered by Ayrton J. Economics tutor
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