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Work out the cube root of (64x1000).

We are asked to calculate (64x1000)^1/3. We can use the laws of indices to write that expression as 64^1/3x1000^1/3, which is easier to evaluate. To work out 64^1/3...

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f ( x ) = 2 x ^3 − 5 x ^2 + ax + a. Given that (x + 2) is a factor of f ( x ), find the value of the constant a. (3 marker)

If x+2 is definitely a factor, that means when we sub x=-2 in, we should get 0 at the end. So 2(-2)^3 - 5(-2)^2 + a(-2) + a = 0So -16 -20= aso a = -36

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Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions to x^2+2x-35=0

x=5 and x=7

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The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 72 cm. The lengths of its sides are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 Work out the area of the triangle.

The equation for the area of a triangle is 1/2 x base x height
So, first we need to know the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
We know that the perimeter of the triangle is 72...

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Express 4x/(x^2-9) - 2/(x+3) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

In order to add or subtract terms to/from each other, both of their denominators (the number on the bottom of the fraction) must be the same. In this case they are different, so the first step is to try a...

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