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Solve the following simultaneous equation: 1) 2x=y-5, 2) 2y^2=4x^2+4x-15

The most instinctual method one would go by is to rearrange the terms so that one side of the equation will be equal to either x,y, or zero. In this case to avoid fractions it may be best to rearrange the eq...
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How do you factorise a quadratic?

A quadratic equation is something that looks like this: ax 2 +bx+c. FACTORISING a quadratic means to put this equation in the form (dx+e)(fx+g). For example, take the equation x 2 +5x+6. The factorised form ...
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Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 3x^2(x+2)^6 at the point (-1,3), in the form y = mx+c

Curve: y = 3x 2 (x+2) 6 Coordinate: (-1, 3) This is typically a C3/4 level question because of the differentiation, but the rest of the question is possible with year 12 maths knowledge. The best way to tack...
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Solve x^3 - 25 = 103 - x^3

First, bring -25 to the other side: +25 which gives x 3 = 128 - x 3 Now, same with - x 3 ( + x 3 for both sides), giving 2x 3 = 128 128 / 2 gives the value of 64 for x 3 In order to find the value for x, now...
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How do you use the quadratic formula?

So we use the quadratic formula to find out 2 values of x satisfies the quadratic equation we have been given. First we need to write the quadratic formular down, (x=-b.. etc). If you see, we need to plug in...
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