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Solve the following equation: x^2 - 5x - 14 = 0

The equation above is an example of a quadratic. The easiest way of solving this is to split the equation into two brackets, allowing you to equal each individual bracket to zero, and so get a value of x....

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Answered by Noah N. Maths tutor
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What are radians, why can't we just use degrees?

When you start your A Level, radians can seem very daunting because you've never seen them before and pi seems a very confusing number to use in relation to angles. But trust me, if you embrace radians th...

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Answered by Matthew R. Maths tutor
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The Volume of a tin of radius r cm is given by V=pi*(40r-r^2-r^3). Find the positive value of r for which dV/dr=0 and find the value of V for this r.

Firstly differentiate the function V with respect to x (dV/dx)=pi*(40-2r-3r^2). Set dV/dr =0 and solve to find r. Divide both sides by pi and divide both side by -1 so that the r^2 term is positive (I per...

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Answered by Chorley K. Maths tutor
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how do i sketch the graph of y=ln(|x|) ?

To sketch any modulus function, we begin with the sketch of the function itself, y=ln(x). Notice that the question asks for the graph of y=ln(|x|) and not y=|ln(x)|, this is an important distinction.recal...

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Answered by Dáire O. Maths tutor
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How do I differentiate: (3x + 7)^2?

We can see that (3x + 7)2 is a 'composite function'. We can rewrite this as g(f(x)), where f(x) = 3x + 7 and g(x) = x2. As you will have learnt, you will need to use the chain rule f...

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Answered by Lloyd K. Maths tutor
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