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What is the Pythagoras Theorem?

The Pythagoras Theorem equation is:

a+ b2 = c2

It is used to calculate an unknown side of a right angled triangle. a, b and c represe...

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Answered by Natasha B. Maths tutor
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How do I simplify the equation 4x + 5x -2 - 2x + 7?

To simplify an equation the x terms can be collected together to give: 4x + 5x - 2x = 7x

The numbers can be collected together to give: -2 + 7 = 5

Which then when put togeth...

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Answered by Natasha B. Maths tutor
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How to solve the maths GCSE question about Hannah's sweets that went viral

Students took to Twitter to moan about how difficult the question was.

I agree, there is something inherently comic about the question, since you start off talking about Hannah and sweets...

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Answered by MINGWEN B. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify (5x – 2y)(3x – 4y)

In this question, we are asked to 'expand' out the brackets. What this means is we need each term in one set of brackets (5x and -2y) to be multiplied by each term in the other set of ...

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Answered by Maymana A. Maths tutor
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Solve the equation 5^x = 8, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

Since there is an x written as a power here, it suggests that this question should be solved using logs (here assume I am using the natural logarithm, which has base e). Taking logs of both sides of the e...

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Answered by Hannah M. Maths tutor
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