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Solve 9x - 3 = 4x + 17

The objective of the question is to find an answer to x = ?, where ? is a number.

Start by 'moving' all the x's to one side of the equals sign and all the numbers to the other. This can be done by ...

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Answered by Michael C. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify fully 4(x - 2) - 2(3 - 5x)

Firstly, expand out the first bracket -    4x - 8 - 2(3 - 5x)    
Then the second bracket (remember a minus x a minus = a positive) -     4x - 8 - 6 + 10x

Then finally group the like terms to...

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Answered by Calum R. Maths tutor
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The curve y = 4x^2 + a/ x + 5 has a stationary point. Find the value of the positive constant a given that y-ordinate of the stationary point is 32.

This question might look hard but can be easily answered by breaking it down into steps and remembering a few key things. The first step is to recognise that the question is mentioning a stationary point ...

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Answered by Helen B. Maths tutor
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Rearrange y=(3x+5)/x to make x the subject

This question is asking us to make x the subject, so we’re aiming to end up with just x on its own on one side of the equation. Firstly, we need to get rid of the x on the bottom of the right-hand side, s...

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Answered by Chloe K. Maths tutor
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Solve to find sin x , 4cos^2 + 7sin x -7 =0

4cos2 x + 7 sinx - 7 =0 we know that sin+ cos2 = 1 so 4(1-sin2x) + 7sinx -7 = 0 if we times out the brackets -4sin2x + 7 sinx -3 =0 4sin2

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Answered by Jo P. Maths tutor
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