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How do I find the area of a circle C with diameter 14cm?

The formula for the area of a circle is π r2. To use this formula we first need to find r, the radius of the circle. The radius is the distance from the centre of the circle to the edge, and...

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Answered by Tamsyn H. Maths tutor
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There are 7 white socks and 4 black socks in a drawer. Two socks are taken out at random without replacement. Work out the probability that the two socks are the same colour

The probability of pulling out two socks of the same colour is n/m*(n-1)/(m-1) where n is the initial number of that type of sock and m is the total number of socks in the drawer. The reason that we ta...

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Answered by James B. Maths tutor
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How do you solve 3sin2AtanA=2 for 0<A<180?

The first step in solving any trigonometric equation is to convert everything into sine and cosine functions. So in this case we need to start by converting the tanA. We can use the identity: tanA=sinA...

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Answered by Sarah W. Maths tutor
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A circle has a radius of 4cm. An isosceles triangle has a base of 8 cm and a height of 12 cm. Which shape has the greatest area?

When reading a question try to pick out the important information, and don't get thrown off with unnecessary words like isosceles.

A circle has a radius ...

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Answered by Emma A. Maths tutor
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Expand and Simplify 3x(8y-2) - 4y(6x -3) + 2x = 0

1) We will expand the function by multiplying each bracket by its coefficients. Lets divide the equation in two parts to make it a bit simpler: 

          3x(8y-2) = 3x

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Answered by Teresa U. Maths tutor
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