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The mean mass of a squad of 19 hockey players is 82 kg A player of mass 93 kg joins the squad. Work out the mean mass of the squad now.

"Mean" stands for "average", so if you add the mass of all the players together, then divide by the amount of players, you get 82kg. [ (number of players) x (mean mass) = (sum of mass)...

Answered by Henry H. • Maths tutor

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Solve the simultaneous equations: 2x - y = 1, 3x + y = 14

Make y the subject of equation 1:y = 2x - 1Substitute this value of y into equation 2:3x + (2x - 1) = 14Simplify:5x - 1 = 14Solve for x:x = 3Substitute this value of x into original equation:2(3) - y = 1S...

Answered by Stephen B. • Maths tutor

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solve simultaneous equations: 2x² + 3y² = 14 , x = 2y-3

x=1y=2
x= -29/11y=2/11

Answered by alasdair g. • Maths tutor

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Make s the subject of the formula

v² = u² + 2as. The question is asking us to make s the subject of the formula and so we must find the equation equal to s. The golden rule of the rearranging topic is whatever you do...

Answered by Samuel H. • Maths tutor

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Find the roots of the equation: x^2-2x-3=0

The point at which the explanation of the solution is started, will depend on the level of understanding of the student and previous knowledge on the subjectA root is a numerical value that repre...

Answered by Andreas P. • Maths tutor

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