Top answers

Maths
All levels

solve the following equation: x^2 - 7x -15 = 3

Rearrange the equation so x^2 - 7x -18 = 0, then simplify into (x-9)(x+2)=0 -> x=9 or x=-2

JS
Answered by James S. Maths tutor
2939 Views

State the trigonometric identities for sin2x, cos2x and tan2x

sin2x = 2sinxcosx cos2x = cos^2(x) - sin^2(x) tan2x = (2tanx)/(1-tan^2(x))

JS
Answered by James S. Maths tutor
19772 Views

Expand and Simplify: 2y(3x - 8) + x(2x + y)

Start by expanding the brackets. This means that you must multiply everything inside the bracket by whatever is outside the bracket. Therefore, you should be left with: 6yx - 16y + 2x^2 + xy After this, ...

JB
Answered by Jasmine B. Maths tutor
4041 Views

Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the lines y = 5x - 2 and x + 3y = 8.

  1. substitute y=5x-2 into second equation --> x + 3(5x- 2)= 8// 2) factorise and simplify to get 16x=14 3) divide 14 by 16 to calculate the value of x to be 7/8 4) sub value of x into equation 1 to...
AT
Answered by Anand T. Maths tutor
5893 Views

Find the volume and surface area of a cylinder, of length 20cm and radius 5cm.

A diagram is often helpful to draw for questions like this. 1.) Volume. For the volume of a cylinder, you must first find the area of the face, and multiply by the length. The formula for this is Vol= πr^...

CL
Answered by Cameron L. Maths tutor
9056 Views

We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2026 by IXL Learning