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the method to complete the square is as follows; -take the constant (13) away from both sides of the equation leaving x and x^2 terms only on one side of the equation: x^2+8x=-13

-Add half of the v...

I always find with simultaneous equations that it is first important to remember what you are actually trying to do- to work out the values of x and y given what you know about them. So lets use this exam...

The equation of the area of a circle is A = pi*(r^2) Therefore seeing as we have got the area we must work backwards to be able to answer this question. First we shall start off with substituting into the...

For this kind of question, the FOIL method can be used. You start by multiplying the FIRST aspects of both brackets, in this case giving 2x². Then you do the same with the OUTERS, the last elements in eac...

To solve you must make sure there are the same number of either x's or y's in both equations. We will call '2x-3y=24' equation 1, and '6x+2y=-5' equation 2. If you multiply equation 1 by 3 then you get '6...