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How do I work out the length of sides on a right-angle triangle?

Over 2000 Pythagoras discovered that when a triangle has a right angle (90 degrees), and squares are made for each of the three sides, then the biggest square has the exact same area as the two other squa...

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Answered by Amrita K. Maths tutor
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Differentiate 5x^2 + 11x + 5 with respect to x

The simple rule of thumb applied to differentiation can be used in this example - 'Multiply each term by its power then reduce the power by one'. Doing this 5x^2 becomes 25x^(2-1)=10x. Repeating for 1...

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Answered by Sam L. Maths tutor
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Rearrange, 5(a + b)= 2ab , to make 'a' the subject

The question is asking for 'a' to be the subject and therefore our aim is to result in an answer with the form 'a='. The first step is to expand the brackets on the left hand side by multiplying 'a' by 5 ...

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Answered by Meera M. Maths tutor
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How do I know if I am using the right particular integral when solving a differential equation

Particular integrals will generally be derived in two different ways, depending on the type of the differential equation that you are solving. For example if it was a linear first order ODE, then you woul...

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Answered by Vaikkun V. Maths tutor
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What is 21.7 × 9.4? A 287.68 E 412.96 B 532.42 C 117.24 D 203.98

You can use estimation to work out the answer to this question. 21.7 × 9.4 is approximately 22 × 10 = 220. The answer will be the option that is closest to 220, which is option D. 

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Answered by Akash K. Maths tutor
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