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I toss a fair coin until I get two head in a row. What is the probability that I toss the coin 5 times in total?

In order to satisfy the condition, must have the 4th toss and 5th toss both being heads. Note that the 3rd toss must be tails as otherwise we would terminate the coin tosses prematurely. This leaves the f...

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Answered by James X. Maths tutor
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how find dy/dx of parametric equations.

We start with parametric equations of x=2t+3 and y=3t^2+3t+2.
To find dy/dx, we need to work out either (dy/dt)/(dx/dt) or (dy/dt)*(dt/dx). This makes the dt's cancel each other out, allowing us to ...

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Answered by Samuel W. Maths tutor
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How to draw two linear lines and find where they cross without using the graph.

So, for a standard liner function, Y=mx+c, where Y is the output, m is the gradient or slope of our line, x is the input value and c is our y-intercept, where our line crosses the Y-axis. So, we have two ...

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Answered by Samuel W. Maths tutor
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Solve: x^2 + 2x - 3 = 0

(x2+2x - 3) = 0 We need to find 2 numbers that multiply to make -3 and add to make 2. Once we have found them we can use them to find the solutions to the quadratic. Answer = (x+3)(x-1) = 0 the...

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Answered by Joshua B. Maths tutor
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How do I do algebra when there is an x on both sides?

If you are trying to work out what x is, then we need to end up with something that looks like: [x = ... ] On one side we have just 'x' and on the other ...

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Answered by Robbie B. Maths tutor
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