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Solve x^2-6x+8=0

To solve this equation we must first factorise it. To do this we initially write two brackets containing x equal to zero like this (x )(x )=0.Then we want to identify the other part of our bracket. Th...

Answered by William S. • Maths tutor

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A trader buys 6 watches at £25 each. He scratches one of them, so he sells that one for £11. He sells the other 5 for £38 each. Find his profit as a percentage.

Percentage profit = (profit/original )x 100

To find the profit; £38x5+11 - (6x£25) = £51

Percentage profit = (£51/6x25)x100 = 34%

Answered by Idris N. • Maths tutor

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Determine the tangent to the curve y = sin^2(x)/x at the point, x = pi/2. Leave your answer in the form ax+by+c=0

First determine the y coordinate of the curve at the given x coordinate, in this case, y = sin²(pi/2)/(pi/2) = 1²/(pi/2) = 2/piDifferentiate the function with respect to x to determi...

Answered by Thomas B. • Maths tutor

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It takes 9 minutes to paint 1 m^2 of wood. How long would it take to paint a wooden cube with sides of 2m?

The best way to think about this question is to imagine the plan of the cube. Looking at this you would see that there are 6 identical squares. Therefore you should realise that to work this question out ...

Answered by Deepali D. • Maths tutor

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Simplify the fraction 54x^(6)y^(13)/6x^(3)y^(9).

We can treat the numbers (coefficients) 54/6 as one separate fraction to be multiplied by what we get when we've simplified the x's and y's. So first we do 54/6 to get 9, which we'll multiply the rest of ...

Answered by Leo K. • Maths tutor

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