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Jorgen has 20 sweets in his pocket. The sweets are either blue or yellow. He picks a sweet and eats it and takes another sweet and eats it again. The probability of him picking two blue sweets is 6/30. How many yellow sweets does he have in his pocket.

1st step: Firstly we know 3 things: 1. There are 20 sweets in total 2. The sweets are either blue or yellow 3. The probability of picking two blue sweets in 6/30 We let the total number o...

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Answered by Yusuf S. Maths tutor
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Find the coordinates where the curve f(X)= X^2+X-6 touches the x axis using factorisation.

The first part of this question requires be student to realise that touching the x axis equates to f(x) equalling 0, so we must equate the expression to 0.

Next we need to factorise the expression....

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Answered by William T. Maths tutor
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How do I integrate 3^x?

First I would ask what have they tried, and see if any of their attempts are on the right track - and then guide them from there, if not: 3^x is quite a difficult form to deal with, so is there any other ...

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Answered by Josh W. Maths tutor
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Why do we need the constant of integration?

Say that we have a differentiated equation f'(x), and we want to find the orginal equation f(x) from this. We would have to use integration, as differentiation and integration are the reverse of each othe...

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Answered by Eleanor M. Maths tutor
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What is the integral of x^2 + 3x + 7?

X2 -> 2X

3X -> 3

7 -> 0

Therefore X2 + 3X + 7 integrates to 2X + 3

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Answered by Rhys D. Maths tutor
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