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How do I solve x^2+6x+8=0?

Ok, so we would call this a quadratic equation because it is written in the form of ax^2+bx+c=0 (in our case, a=1, b=6, c=8).Luckily, this type of quadratic equation can be factorised, so we can solve it ...

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Answered by William S. Maths tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equations y = 2x-3 and x^2 +y^2 = 2

Let the first equation be equation 1 and the second equation be equation 2.

Firstly, you must substitute equation 1 into equation 2. This is because there are currently two unknown values...

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Answered by Daniel D. Maths tutor
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Solve for x: 2x^2 + 7x + 6 = 0

Solve for x: 2x2 + 7x + 6 = 0

The first thing to do is look at the left hand side and factorise it. To do this we use the reverse of FOIL. Then when the expres...

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Answered by Asher C. Maths tutor
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Find x and y of these two equations: 2x - 3y = 13 and 3x + y = 3

In order to find the unknown variables x and y we need to simplify these equations in the way that will make it possible for us to get rid of either x or y variable, and make it easier...

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Answered by Zuzana B. Maths tutor
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Why does ln(x) differentiate to 1/x ?

At first glance, this may seem quite complicated. However, it is simple once you make use of exponents. 
Let y=ln(x)
This can be written as: e= e

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Answered by Charlie E. Maths tutor
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