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Find the determinant of a 2*2 matrix.

[1 -2; -5 -4] determinant = {1 * (-4)} - {-5 * (-2)} = -4 - 10 = -14

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Answered by Rishabh A. Maths tutor
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How do I find the roots of a quadratic equation?

A quadratic equation is an equations of the form:   ax+ bx + c = 0 (1)  where a is not 0. The ways of finding the roots are:  quadratic formula, factorising, substituting, completing the squa...

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Answered by Catriona M. Maths tutor
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Solve for x: 2x+3+((4x-1)/2)=10

Solve for x: 2x+3+((4x-1)/2)=10 First of all, move all the values on the left-hand side of the equation that are not in brackets over to the right-hand side of the equation so as to make the fraction (in ...

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Answered by Luke H. Maths tutor
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Integrate dy/dx = 2x/(x^2-4)

Integrate dy/dx = 2x/(x2-4).

We can answer this question using integration by substitution, where we set u = something in terms of x.

In this case we are going to set u = x2<...

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Answered by William R. Maths tutor
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Solve algebraically: 6a + b = 16 5a - 2b = 19

b= 16-6a  this will be your substitution. 

5a- 2(16-6a)=19 now multiply out.

5a-32+12a=19 always remember positive and a negative multiplied is a negative.

17a=51

a= 51/17 = 3 ...

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Answered by Jade D. Maths tutor
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