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The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 72 cm. The lengths of its sides are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 Work out the area of the triangle.

The equation for the area of a triangle is 1/2 x base x height
So, first we need to know the length of the base and the height of the triangle.
We know that the perimeter of the triangle is 72...

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Answered by Alison B. Maths tutor
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Express 4x/(x^2-9) - 2/(x+3) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

In order to add or subtract terms to/from each other, both of their denominators (the number on the bottom of the fraction) must be the same. In this case they are different, so the first step is to try a...

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Answered by Alex E. Maths tutor
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Complete the square for the following equation: 2x^2+6x-3=0

2x2+6x-3=0To begin, we need to make sure x2 is by itself, meaning that we divide the whole equation by 2. So from here we get (2x2+6x-3=0) / 2 = x2+3x-3/2=0. No...

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Expand (x+3)(x+2)

(x+3)(x+2)=F=xx= x^2O=x2=2xI=3x=3xL= 3*2=6=x^2 + 2x + 3x + 6= x^2 + 5x + 6

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Answered by Nicola S. Maths tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equation: 3x+2y=8 and 2x+5y=-2

3x+2y=8 (1)2x+5y=-2 (2)So you need to have a common multiple of either x or y in this example I’ll equate the x of both equations so I’ll multiply (1) by 2 and (2) by 3 2( 3x+2y=8). 6x+4y=16 (3).3(2x+5y=-...

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Answered by Rabia D. Maths tutor
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