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Factorise and solve x^2 + 3x - 4 = 0

To factorise this equation, we must find two numbers that add together to make and multiply to make -4. These numbers must be 

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Answered by Dylan J. Maths tutor
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What is the integral of (cos(x))^2?

cos(2x) = 2cos2(x)-1 by the double angle formula.

Rearrange to give cos2(x) = (cos(2x)+1)/2

Integrating this gives sin(2x)/4 + 1/4x + c 

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Answered by Max C. Maths tutor
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Find the equation of the line passing through the point ( 2, −3) which is parallel to the line with equation y + 4x = 7

First we rearrange the equation

y + 4x = 7     to      y = −4x + 7

So we can see that the gradient of this equation is −4.

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Answered by James K. Maths tutor
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A group of 120 Year 4s and Year 5s are going on a school trip. 60% of the children going on the trip are Year 4s, and of the Years 4s, 1/4 are boys. How many Year 4 girls are going on the trip?

There are quite a few stages to this problem, so let's work through each piece of information one by one.

We know that the total number of children is 120, and 60% are Year 4s. Finding 60...

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Answered by James K. Maths tutor
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Find the equation of the line passing through the point ( 2, −3) which is parallel to the line with equation y + 4x = 7

First we rearrange the equation

y + 4x = 7     to      y = −4x + 7

So we can see that the gradient of this equation is −4.

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Answered by David-Ruben S. Maths tutor
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