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C1, C2, C3, C4

M1, M2, M3

S1, S2, S3

FP1, FP2

Completing the square is just another way of solving a quadratic equation; It is useful if you cannot factorise the equation.

When completing the square you want to end up with your equat...

In order to find the value of x we can first factorise the equation. To factorise a quadratic we put it in the form:(x+a)(x+b)=0When multiplying out this general term we get:x^2 + bx + ax + ab = 0This can...

When proving trigonometric identites, we must show that the left hand side of the equation = the right hand side. Here we will start with the left hand side (LHS) and show that it is equivalent to the rig...