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3 girls and 4 boys are seated randomly on a bench. Find the probability that the girls set together and the boys sit together.

The number off total arrangements is 7!(permutation). The number of ways for which the girls and boys sit togehter is 3!4!2. The probability is the division of the number of way by the total possi...

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Answered by Lina L. Maths tutor
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Solve (sec (x))^2 + 2tan(x) = 0

Using the trigonometric identity: (sec(x))^2 = (tan(x))^2 + 1 we get to (tan(x))^2 + 2tan(x) + 1 = 0. We can express this result as the multiplication of 2 equal factors arriving at (tan(x) + 1)^2 = 0. Th...

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Answered by Lina L. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify (x − 4)(2x + 3y)^2

You should start off by separating the brackets as the squared only applies to one of them. We'll deal with that one first. Write the (2x + 3y)^2 as two separate brackets of (2x+3y). Then multiply the fir...

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Answered by Lois B. Maths tutor
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Factorise and solve x^2 - 8x + 15 = 0

Look for factors of 15 then when adding together equal -8. A solution to this is -5 and -3 as -5 x -3=15 and (-5)+(-3)=-8 . Therefore the factors of the quadratic are (x-5) and (x-3). Make (x-5)(x-3)=0 so...

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Answered by Amrit S. Maths tutor
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What is the easiest way to solve a simultaneous equation?

While the elimination method can be extremely easy for certain questions, it cannot be applied to all. Therefore, the substitution method is recommended because it can be applied to most cases of simultan...

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Answered by William A. Maths tutor
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