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Rationalise the fraction : 5/(3-sqrt(2))

To rationalise a fraction we have to eliminate the surds in the denominator. We know we can multiply the top and the bottom of a fraction by the same thing, as this is equivalent to multiplying by 1. Noti...

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Answered by Michael M. Maths tutor
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How to differentiate y=x^3+4x+1 when x=3

First of all you calculate dy/dx. To do this you look at each x individually. For the first x you multiply it by it's power and then minus 1 from the power to get 3x^2. Then multiply the next x by the pow...

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Answered by Leana S. Maths tutor
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what is 49^(-3/2) simplified?

so the first step would be to deal with the minus in the indice, which gives you the reciprocal making it1/49^(3/2)you then approach the rest of the indice which is 3/2, the simplest way to do this is to ...

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Answered by Cora F. Maths tutor
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When finding single or multiple probabilities using the binomial distribution on the calculator, which function do I use respectively?

·     In a binomial probability question that only asks you for one single probability (e.g. P=48), use binompdf·     In a binomial probability question that asks you for multiple probabilities (...

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Answered by Benedita D. Maths tutor
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Expand and simplify (3x-1)(2x+1)(5-x)

First you need to expand and simplify two of the brackets, say (3x-1)(2x+1). There's 2 elements in the first bracket and 2 elements in the second, so you should end up with 22=4 elements in the expans...

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Answered by Ben C. Maths tutor
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