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A straight line passes through the points (-2, 4) and (1, 10). What is (a) the gradient of the line, (b) the y-intercept of the line and (c) the equation of the line?

(a) Gradient (m) = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) = (10-4)/(1-(-2)) = 6/3 = 2

(b) General equation of a straight line: y = mx + c    (c = y-intercept)

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Answered by Samuel B. Maths tutor
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Factorise the equation x^2 +5x = 6

On first glance, this looks like it is going to be a quadratic equation, so let’s try and put it in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0 which we can factorize. If we subtract 6 from each side, we end up ...

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Answered by Matthew J. Maths tutor
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Integrate cos(2x)

The intergral for cosx is sinx, but '2x' must be considered.

When differentiating a sinx/cosx function, the '2x' would be differentiated separately

and placed in the front (multipling). So w...

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Answered by Gold O. Maths tutor
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The area of a rectangle is 8cm^2. The rectangle is (3x+1) by (2x+5). Find the value of x

Area of a rectangle is width times height (3x+1)(2x+5)= 6x2+15x+2x+5            6x2+17x+5 Set formula of area equal to known area value. 6x2+17x+5= 8 6x2+17x-3 ...

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Answered by Conrad D. Maths tutor
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Find the inverse of the following function: g(x) = 4/(3-x)

A function is simply a process that takes in a number, does a few operations on it (for example, add, multiply etc), and then gives out another number. If you want to figure out the inverse of a function,...

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Answered by Eytan M. Maths tutor
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