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How do you solve an equation with brackets?

If you are given an equation with brackets, one way to solve it is to multiply out the brackets. Follow the example below:

Solve the equation: 2(a + 5) = 16

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Answered by Emma G. Maths tutor
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How do you intergrate ln(x)?

There's a nice trick here you can do, treat the equation as 1*ln(x) then intergrate by parts.

Differentiating ln(x) gives 1/x, while intergrating 1 gives x

So your left with...

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Answered by Oliver M. Maths tutor
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what is implicit differentiation and how is it achieved?

First off, an explicit definition needs to be understood. An explicit definition is the standard form in which many equations are found:

y = f(x)        (1)

for example:  y=...

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Answered by Jake S. Maths tutor
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Pythagoras' Theorem

Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who discovered that in a right angled triangle (triangle with one angle 90 degrees) the hypotenuse squared , c2, ...

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Answered by Katie C. Maths tutor
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Probability: "Sock Drawer" style questions.

Here is a genuine probability question I once tackled:

“In your sock drawer there are 6 blue socks, 2 red socks and 2 white socks, distributed so that the probability of ...

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Answered by William H. Maths tutor
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