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How do i solve a system of 2 equations?

This problem is one that can be confusing if not tackled orderly. Let us have an example of a system of 2 equation:

3x + 5y = 13

4x + 7y = 18

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Answered by Ioan I. Maths tutor
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Bag A contains £7.20 in 20p coins. Bag B contains only 5p coins. The number of coins in bag B is three-quarters of the number of coins in bag A. How much money is in bag B?

First you want to find out how many coins there are in bag A. So how many 20p coins do you need to make £7.20? This is the same as 720p. 720 divided by 20 is the same as 72 divided by 2 which is 36. So...

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Answered by Anezka E. Maths tutor
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Do y=3x^2+5x+12 and y=3x-8 intercept with each other? If yes, at which point(s)?

This is like solving 2 simultaneous equations. Both equations are in a form of y=ax^2+bx+c. Equate both equations together and you got:
3x2+5x+12 = 3x-8

Put both polynomi...

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Answered by Justin H. Maths tutor
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How can I remember the difference between differentiation and integration?

A neat trick to remember what we do to the powers when integrating and differentiating is that we INcrease the power when we INtegrate, and D...

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Answered by Laura W. Maths tutor
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How should I go about factorising x^2+5x+6?

I always think of the middle number as the sum and the last number as the product (in this example, we have the sum as 5 and the product as 6!) This just means that we have to look for two numbers which a...

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Answered by Laura W. Maths tutor
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