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Factorise and solve x^2-8x+15=0

Factorise means we want to turn x²-8x+15=0 into the form (x+a)(x+b)=0. We need to find the two whole numbers 'a' and 'b' which equal -8 (from the -8x part) when added together,...

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Differentiate f(x) = (x+3)/(2x-5) using the quotient rule.

For a quotient f(x) = u(x)/v(x), the derivative is f'(x) = (vu'(x) - uv'(x))/v(x)². Applying this to the given function, we find u(x) = x+3 and v(x) = 2x-5. So, u'(x) = 1 and v'(x) = 2...

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The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are : 11, 17, 23, 29. In terms of n, find an expression for the nth term of this sequence.

An arithmetic sequence is a sequence of numbers such that the difference between the consecutive terms is constant. We can work this out for the sequence 11, 17, 23, 29. ...

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Integrate 2x/(x^2+3) using the substitution u=x^2+3

u=x² + 3

du/dx=2x

dx=du/2x

2x/(x²+3) dx becomes (2x/u) * (du/2x)

the 2x terms cancel out giving 1/u du

this integrates to ln(u)+c becoming ln(x

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Core 1: Given that y = x^4 + x^2+3. Find dy/dx

First what we need to do is we need to think of what the question is asking us to find. In this case it is dy/dx but what is this. This is the rate of change of y with respect to x. For understanding pur...

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