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A man travels 360m along a straight road. He walks for the first 120m at 1.5ms-1, runs the next 180m at 4.5ms-1, and then walks the final 60m at 1.5ms-1. A women travels the same route, in the same time. At what time does the man overtake the women?

In order to answer this question we will break it down into several pieces. Firstly, using physical arguments, can we narrow down which interval the man must overtake the women? After some thought, it mus...

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Answered by James G. Maths tutor
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Solve $\color{orange}{a}x^2 - \color{blue}{b}x + \color{green}{c} = 0$

Generally, quadratic equation of the form $\color{orange}{a}x^2 - \color{blue}{b}x + \color{green}{c} = 0$ where $\color{orange}{a} \neq 0$ can be solve by evaluating $$\color{brown}{\Delta} = \color{blue...

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Answered by Maciej C. Maths tutor
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Simplify 2a+6b-a+2b+3a

Look for the corresponding letters to each number. So, as an example those with a. remember that the + or - before it tells us whether it is to be added or subtracted

There are 2a-a+3a so that = 4a...

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Answered by Tom H. Maths tutor
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Solve 8(4^x ) – 9(2^x ) + 1 = 0

At first this equation seems tricky, but we can perform a clever substitution to simplify it. We notice that if let y = 2^x, then we can rewrite this as:

8(y^2) - 9y + 1 = 0

This now becomes...

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Answered by Daljit S. Maths tutor
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Factorise fully 8y + 4y^2

This question relies on knowledge of algebraic expressions and highest common factors.

What is the highest common factor which goes into the expressions 8y and 4y^2.

The answer is 4y. This i...

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Answered by Abhinav T. Maths tutor
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