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How do I find the roots of a quadratic equation?

A quadratic equation has the form ax² + bx + c Our goal is to find values of x such that ax² + bx + c = 0These values of x are known as the "roots" of the quadratic.

Answered by Zach T. • Maths tutor

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Calculate the derivative of x^x

This problem is best solved using implicit differentiation and by tackling each side of the equation individually. First write down the problem as "y = x^x". Recalling that log rules can be used...

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How do you work out the median of a set of numbers?

The median is the middle number of a set of ordered numbers, i.e. halfway along. To find the median of the data set you should arrange the numbers into order, lowest to highest. Count equally from both en...

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Use BIDMAS to answer 2 + 7 x 10

Using BIDMAS we know that we should do multiplication before addition and therefore we would get, 7 x 10 which is 70 and then 2 + 70 which is 72.This is really important to have rule about orders of opera...

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How do you integrate sin^2(3x)cos^3(3x) dx?

Use the identity sin^2(y) + cos^2(y) = 1 to get the expression sin^2(3x) (1-sin^2(3x)) cos(3x) dx.Use the substitution u= sin(3x) by dividing the expression by the derivative, u’= 3cos(3x).The expression ...

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