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A store is having a sale on sofas. One sofa was originally £400 but is reduced by 60% in the sale. What is the price of the sofa in the sale?

There are several ways to work out percentages. First however we have to determine 60% of 400 before we subtract it. So an easy way to do this is work out 10% of 400, which is 40 as we just divide 400 by ...

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Answered by Luke J. Maths tutor
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Proof by Induction - "What's the point if we already know the answer?"

I'll try to use carefully chosen examples to explain the advantages/disadvantages of induction as a method of proof. My answer will go roughly as follows:
Advantages: Sometimes the only

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Answered by Ruben H. Maths tutor
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An isosceles triangle has a base with length x+4 and the other two sides have length x+3. The perimeter of this isosceles triangle is 16cm. Find the area of the triangle.

First, we need to find the value of x. The perimeter of a shape is the sum of the length of all of its sides, so the perimeter of this isosceles is x + 4 + 2(x + 3) = x + 4 + 2x + 6 = 3x +10. We are told ...

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Answered by Dominic M. Maths tutor
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Differentiate y = 15x^3 + 24x^2 + 6 with respect to x.

To differentiate y with respect to x, you have to multiply each x term by their respective power and then decrease their power by one. For example, 4x2 differentiated is 2 x 4x2-1 = ...

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Answered by Dominic M. Maths tutor
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What the integral of e^2x*x? (limits 0,1)

Whenever you see an integral with a product as the integrand, check if integration by parts works.
That is,
Int(v(x)*u'(x)) = u(x)v(x)-int(u(x)v'(x))
So you should see that its easier ...

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Answered by Oliver O. Maths tutor
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