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There's a school in India where only 60% of students have internet access. What is the probability of choosing eight students randomly, five of whom have internet access? (Info: Each student's internet access (or lack of it) is independent from all others

Imagine a bag of balls. Each ball represents a student, and those with A on them are students with internet access, while balls without an A are those without internet access. We know from the question, w...

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Answered by Josh G. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify the expression (x+5)(x+8).

This question is about multiplying two brackets together. There are two parts to each bracket: x, +3 and x, +5. The parts in the first b...

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Answered by Jamie C. Maths tutor
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What does it mean to "complete the square"?

Completing the square is a useful method of rearranging a quadratic equation so the unknown ("x") only appears in it once. The theory of completing the square tells us that we can take a quadrat...

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Answered by Caitlin G. Maths tutor
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Consider a right-angled triangle with an inside angle of 30° and a hypotenuse of 8cm. Calculate the length of the opposite side to the 30° angle.

Recall the trigonometry rule SOH/CAH/TOA (Silly Old Hitler Couldn't Advance His Troops Over Africa).

  1. Label:   Draw the triangle and label the sides with Hyp, Opp & Adj.
  2. <...
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Answered by Joshua L. Maths tutor
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How do I simplify multiplying potencies with the same base?

If for example you have g square x g cube, all you have to do is add up the potencies and put them in the same base, so in this case it will be g5. in the case of dividing potencies all you hav...

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Answered by Gonzalo G. Maths tutor
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