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How do you find the coordinate of where two lines intersect?

Question: Line A has a gradient of 4 and passes through point (5,6). Line B passes through points C (0,5) and D (2,0). Find the coordinates of the point where the two lines intersection. Solution: First of a...
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Using Discriminants to Find the Number of Roots of a Quadratic Curve

In general, we could apply the formula to work out the solutions of a quadratic function ax 2 +bx+c=0. The b 2 -4ac part is called the discriminant and the value of a discriminant could allow us to know the ...
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Answered by Angela L. • Maths tutor
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How to find conditional probability

Take this problem as an example: 5 white socks and 3 black socks are in a drawer. Stefan takes out two socks at random. Work out the probability that Stefan takes out two socks of the same colour without rep...
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Answered by Joseph U. • Maths tutor
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How do you find and solve a composite function?

Composite functions can be thought of as 'functions within functions'. For example, let's suppose that f(x) = x 3 g(x) = x + 5 defined for all real numbers. (Note: composite functions may have a different no...
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Answered by Lisa G. • Maths tutor
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Why do I have to add +c when I integrate?

Why do I have to add +c when I integrate? First of all remember that you only need to include the +c if you are integrating without limits (ie you don’t have the two numbers at the top and bottom of the inte...
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Answered by Owen C. • Maths tutor
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