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What are surds and how does multiplying them work?

A surd is an irrational number which cannot be expressed as a fraction or a recurring number. E.g. root 2 = 1.4142135…. and it continues (but it does NOT repeat like a recurring fraction though)

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Answered by Febi S. Maths tutor
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How do I use the product rule for differentiation?

The product rule is a rule for differentiating products of expressions, i.e. 2 expressions multiplied together. 

The rule is: if y=AB, then dy/dx=AdB/dx +B*dA/dx. This can be rem...

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Answered by Thomas E. Maths tutor
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What is Standard form? And when can I use it?

Standard form, also referred to as standard index form is a method of writing really big and really small numbers. It uses powers of 10 to express its size.Standard form is used all the time in science an...

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Answered by Ceri L. Maths tutor
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The number of uniform spherical shots that can be made from a given mass of lead varies inversely to the cube of the radius. When the radius is 1mm the number of shots made is 2744. How many shots of radius 1.4mm can be made from the same mass.

The key to long questions like these is picking out the key information quickly.
We have 2 pieces of information we are interested in, the number of shots and the radius of each shot, so let's assign...

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Answered by Joshua J. Maths tutor
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How do I solve equations with unknowns in the denominators?

Suppose you have an equation: (2x+3)/(x-4) - (2x-8)/(2x+1) = 1 and you want to solve for x.

Remember that you can only add fractions if they share a common denominator. Also that you can ...

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Answered by Seb G. Maths tutor
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