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Why is (-1)*(-1)=1?

Even though this question seems trivial to most people with some mathematical expertise, it actually cuts quite deep into an intuitive understanding of what multiplication truly is. When one writes an exp...

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Answered by Rudolfs T. Maths tutor
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Write 120 as a product of its prime factors.

120

2 x 60

       2 x 30

              2 x 15

                   

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Answered by Edward L. Maths tutor
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Work out the points of intersection of the graphs of y= (x+2)(x-4) and y=3x+6.

3x+6=(x+2)(x-4)

3x+6 = x2-2x-8

x2-5x-14=0

(x-7)(x+2)=0

x=7 so y=27

and x=-2 so y=0

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Answered by Edward L. Maths tutor
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In a lottery, 6 numbered balls are drawn from a pool of 59. Calculate the probability of scoring a jackpot. There used to be 49 balls in the pool. Calculate by how much the addition of 10 balls has decreased the probability of scoring a jackpot

The question has to do with probability, and the branch of mathematics which models such situations is called probability theory.

A jackpot is, of course, when we correctly predict all th...

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Answered by Marcin M. Maths tutor
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How do you integrate by parts?

To integrate the product of two functions - say f(x) = xsinx, the product of g(x) = x and h(x) = sin(x) - the we use integration by parts. 

Since integration is the inverse of differentia...

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Answered by Patrick K. Maths tutor
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