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How do you differentiate?

for example 3x2+2x+1 differentiated? axdifferentiates to (an)xn-1 therefore 3x2 goes to 6x  2x goes to 2 and 1 goes to 0 so the fina...

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Answered by Kate B. Maths tutor
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How do we add and subtract negative numbers?

Well, for numbers, we have a number axis which is a straight line (like this [...]) and it is divided into more pieces, of one unit each. We begin to draw this axis by placing zero in the middle (like thi...

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Answered by Maria T. Maths tutor
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There are n sweets in a bag, 6 of which are orange, the rest are yellow. Hannah takes a random sweet from the bag and eats it, and then does so again. The probability that Hannah eats two orange sweets is 1/3. Show that n^2-n-90=0.

The probability that the first sweet Hannah eats is orange is 6/n, as there are n sweets and 6 of them are orange. If this is indeed orange, then there are now n-1 sweets left in the bag, of which 5 are o...

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Answered by Jonny S. Maths tutor
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Factorise and solve x2 - 8x + 15 = 0.

Factorise and solve x2 - 8x + 15 = 0.

When factorising there are 3 things to look for;

  1. A common factor in each component of the equation. In this case there are no commo...

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Answered by Olivia R. Maths tutor
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I want to pave my patio, which has dimensions of 6m by 8m. I'm going to pave it with stones that have dimensions of 50cm by 50cm. Each tile costs £1.50. How much will paving my patio cost me?

My patio has an area of 68 m , so 48m2.
Each tile has an area of 0.5
0.5 m, so 0.25m2.
To find the number of tiles we need, we divide the area of the patio by the...

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Answered by Danny L. Maths tutor
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