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In a school 2/5 students play an instrument. Of those students 3/7 play the violin. Find the ratio of students who play the violin compared to the students who do not play the violin.

First step: Find the number of students out of the whole school who play the violin. 2/5 x 3/7= 6/35 (Simplest version of the fraction) Take the denominator to represent the number of students in...

Answered by Neha B. • Maths tutor

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Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the lines 2x + 3y = 12 and y = 7 - 3x.

We can substitute the equation for y into 2x + 3y = 12.
If y = 7-3x , 2x + 3(7-3x) = 12 2x + 21-9x = 12
Now we can solve for x -7x = =-9x = 9/7
To get y, we must sub x back into y = 7 - ...

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Integrate (1 - x^2)^(-0.5)dx within the limits 0 and 1

The answer is π/2. The key trick to solving this problem is to change variables by using the substitution x = sin(θ). We then need to change the differential and the limits too.

Answered by Cameron W. • Maths tutor

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A right-angled triangle has perpendicular sides of length 6cm and 8cm, and a hypoteneuse of 2y cm. Find the length of y.

By Pythagoras' Theorem:(2y)²= 6²+ 8²4y²= 36 +64y² = 9 + 16y² = 25y = ±5However, dimensions can only have a positive value. Therefore ...

Answered by Emmanuel S. • Maths tutor

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Solve the simultaneous equations to find x and y: 3y - x = 12 y + 2x = -3

3y - x = 12 (1)y + 2x = -3 (2)multiply equation (2) by 3: 3y + 6x = -9 (3)subtract equation (1) from equation (3): 3y + 6x - 3y + x = -9 -12 7x = -21 x = -3substitute x into equation (2): y -6 = -3 y = 3a...

Answered by Chloe G. • Maths tutor

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