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Simplify 2^11 x 8

This would be on a non-calculator paper and so it wants an answer in the form 2^n as without a calculator it is too difficult to work out. You can only do this multiplication if you change the 8 into 2^3 ...

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Answered by Samuel L. Maths tutor
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Differentiate e^(xsinx)

Here you need to use the formula that the differential of e^f(x), where f(x) is any function, is equal to f'(x)e^f(x). So for our function we differentiate xsinx using product rule to give sinx + xcosx. ...

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Show that sin2A is equal to 2sinAcosA

This question requires you to use the trigonometric identity sin(A+B)=sinAcosB + sinBcosA. The difficulty in this problem is noticing that you need to substitute 2A for A+A and then you can simply put thi...

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Answered by Samuel L. Maths tutor
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N=2a+b, where a is a two-digit square number and b is a two-digit cube number. What is the smallest possible value of N?

Considering the smallest possible value of N will mean finding the smallest possible values of a and b to give the minimum N. As a must be a square number, let's consider the square numbers: 1 squared is ...

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Answered by Katherine H. Maths tutor
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Solve the following simultaneous equations: 2a-5b=11, 3a+2b=7

Let 2a-5b=11 be Equation 1 and 3a+2b=7 be Equation 2. To find a and b, we first need to eliminate one of these variables from the equation. Firstly we can eliminate a from both equations to find b. To do ...

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Answered by Gemma C. Maths tutor
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