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Simplify: 2x + 6y + 2y - x

  1. Collect like terms 2x - x +6y +2y 2. Simplify like terms 2x - x = x 6y+2y=8y 3. Write final answer x + 8y
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Answered by Noureen L. Maths tutor
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We have a parallelogram with sides of 8cm and 5cm and an angle of 140 degrees, calculate the length of two diagonals

We would first like to work out the size of all the angles which have not been give, as one angle is 140 degrees we know the angle opposite to it is also 140 degrees due to the symetry of the shape. The t...

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Answered by Thomas O. Maths tutor
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If one shop has melons for sale on a buy one get one free offer at £2 a melon with each melon weighing 2kg, and a second shop offering melons at 30p per kilogram. Which shop is the best value for money?

Firstly you would analyse the cost of the melons in the first shop per kg. So you could buy 2 melons for £2 because they're buy one get one free and each weighs 2kg so therefore you're getting 4kg of melo...

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Answered by Faye B. Maths tutor
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A curve has equation y= e^x -5x, Find the coordinates of the stationary point and show it is a minimum point

differentiating ex gives ex (need to know this), differentiating -5x gives -5 (step the power of the x down by 1 and multiply the original power with the coefficient, power of the x ...

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Answered by James C. Maths tutor
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write log2(5) +log2​​​​​​​(3) in its simplest form

This is an exapmle of the addition rule as part of the logorithm syllabus. 

The general rule is logab + logac = loga(b*c)

When the base of the logarithm is t...

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Answered by Nicole P. Maths tutor
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