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A cricket player is capable of throwing a ball at velocity v. Neglecting air resistance, what angle from the horizontal should they throw at to achieve maximum distance before contact with the ground? How far is that distance?

Assume angle of throw theta. Resolving vertical and horizontal components: Vvert=v.sin(theta) and Vhoriz=v.cos(theta).From 'suvat' equations, time to vertical stationary t=v/a. This must be doubled to fin...

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3 teas and 2 coffees have a total cost of £7.80. 5 teas and 4 coffees have a total cost of £14.20. Work out the cost of one tea and the cost of one coffee.

This is a typical simultaneous equations question. Using the information in the question we can write down two equations in two unknowns (let's say T=tea and C=coffee).(1) 3T + 2C = £7.80(2) 5T + 4C = £14...

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how do you work out the gradient and point of interception of a linear graph given some coordinates

plot the coordinates to obtain a straight line graphcalculate the gradient by using the equation m=change in y/change in xfind the point of interception by seeing where the line crosses the y axis, where ...

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f(x) = e^(sin2x) , 0 ≤ x ≤ pi (a). Use calculus to find the coordinates of the turning points on the graph of y = f(x)

First, understand the concept of a turning point (zero gradient, implying first derivative is zero at the turning point)How do we differentiate exponentials ( if f(x) = e^g(x) then f'(x) = g'(x)*e^g(x) ) ...

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How do I solve simultaneous equations?

The elimination method
2x + 3y = 83x + 2y = 7
First we multiply one or both of the equations so that one of their like terms share the same coefficients.
2x + 3y = 8 (multi...

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