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Integrate cos^2A

Integrating sin^2A and cos^2A is a bit nasty so we can use double angle formula to make it a little simpler. cos2A = cos^2A - sin^2A = 2cos^2A - 1. We can rearrange to get cos^2A in nicer terms. cos^2A = ...

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Answered by River M. Maths tutor
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Expand and Simplify (5x - 2y)^2

We can rewrite this as (5x - 2y)(5x - 2y). Now all we have to do is expand the brackets. We can do this by multiplying all the terms in the second bracket by all the terms in the first bracket and then su...

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Answered by River M. Maths tutor
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A family go into a shop, they buy three sandwiches and two packets of crisps. It costs them £9. Another family buy five sandwiches and six packets of crisps. It costs them £19. How much does two sandwiches and five packets of crisps cost?

We will call sandwiches S and packets of crisps C. These are the 'unknowns'. From the information we can write down two equations. Equation 1: 3S + 2C = 9 and Equation 2: 5S + 6C = 19. We need two equatio...

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Answered by Sharmi S. Maths tutor
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Find all solutions to the equation: 2x^2+3x-27=0

Firstly, factorise.
(2x + 9) (x - 3) = 0
2x + 9 =0 x-3 = 02x = -9 x = 3 x = -9/2

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Answered by Sharmi S. Maths tutor
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A ball, dropped vertically, falls d metres in t seconds. d is directly proportional to the square of t. The ball drops 45 metres in the first 3 seconds. How far does the ball drop in the next 7 seconds?

If d is directly proportional to the square of t, we write this as d= kt2 , where k = the proportionality constant which we must find. Substitute in the values given in the question into our e...

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Answered by Katie L. Maths tutor
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