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There are n sweets in a bag. 6 of them are orange, the rest are yellow. Hannah takes a random sweet, she eats the sweet and repeats again. The probability that hannah eats two orange sweets is 1/3. Show that n2 - n - 90 = 0.

The best way to think approach question is thinking of it like a tree diagram.We know there are n sweets in total. Therefore the probability of eating 1 orange sweet the first time is 6/n.The probability ...

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Answered by Selina N. Maths tutor
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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.

As we know the ratio of the sides is 3:4:5, label the sides x,y and z respectively. Side x is of length (3/12)*72, side y is of length (4/12)*72 and side z is of length (5/12)72. Giving, x = 18cm, y =...

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Answered by Viresh S. Maths tutor
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Find the turning points of the curve y = 3x^4 - 8x^3 -3

Differentiate to get:dy/dx = 12x^3 -24x^2Factorise and set equal to 0:12x^2(x-2) = 0Solve to get x = 2 and x =0.

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Answered by Daniel C. Maths tutor
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How do you solve these simultaneous equations? 4x + 5y = 8; 2x + 3y = 5

By elimination:(eq1) 4x + 5y = 8(eq2) 2x + 3y = 5By eye you can see that 2x multiplied by 2 is 4x.If we multiply the whole of (eq2) by 2 we get:(eq2.1) 4x + 6y = 10(eq1) 4x + 5y = 8If we subtract the whol...

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Answered by Wendy L. Maths tutor
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Integrate: xe^x

Integrate by parts once to obtain: xe^x - e^x + c

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Answered by Daniel N. Maths tutor
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