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Lisa, Max and Punita share £240 in the ratio 3 : 4 : 8 How much more money than Lisa does Punita get?

We should put the names aside to begin with and just look at the ratio and the price. In order to find out how much the ratio 3, the ratio 4 and the ratio 8 are worth, we need to find out how much the ...

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Answered by Freddie R. Maths tutor
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The quadratic equation 2x^2 + 8x + 1 = 0 has roots a and b. Write down the value of a + b, a*b and a^2 + b^2.

Using Vieta's formulas, which make the correspondence between the sums and products of the roots of a polynomial and its coefficients, we can deduce that a + b = (-8)/2 = -4, ab = 1/2 =0.5 and a^2 ...

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Answered by Andreea I. Maths tutor
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What is a geometric series?

geometric series is a series with a constant ratio between successive terms.

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Answered by Ming Fung Y. Maths tutor
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What is an Inverse function?

An inverse function is a function that "reverses" another function. That is, if f is a function mapping x to y, then the inverse function of...

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Answered by Ming Fung Y. Maths tutor
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Factorise and solve x^2 - 8x + 15 = 0

The question gives you a hint on how to go about this question - Factorise!!

1) Factorise the left hand side. Find the two numbers which will add to give -8 and multiply ...

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Answered by Kieran N. Maths tutor
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