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Find the derivative y= x^2-6x+20?

The derivative is calculated by multiplying by the degree of the variable then taking taking away 1 from the degree.So to calculate the derivative of x^2 we multiple the variable (which is x) by the degre...

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Answered by David D. Maths tutor
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How do you solve simultaneous equations?

To solve simultaneous equations you need to cancel out variables like x and y one at a time to solve for the other. In the edexcel GCSE 2017 paper this question came up: solve simultaneously x2...

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Answered by Libby N. Maths tutor
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What term comes next in the sequence: 5, 8, 11, 14

Answer: 17
First must find the nth term = dn + b (difference x term number + the back track)In this instance the difference is 3 and the backtrack, term before the first is 2Therefore the nth term is...

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Answered by Olivia M. Maths tutor
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Show how to derive the quadratic formula

You have a general quadratic of the form: ax^2 + bx + c = 0, where a,b,c are constants (although is consistent for functions). Divide by a (assuming a/=0, this would not be a quadratic in that case):x^2 +...

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Answered by Tom F. Maths tutor
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Find the range of values of k for which x²+kx-3k<5 for some x, i.e. the curve y=x²+kx-3k goes below y=5

We know that x²+kx-3k-5<0 for some x for the values the k that we are trying to find.This will only occur when the curve has two distinct intersections with the x-axis. There are two distinct intersect...

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Answered by Peter S. Maths tutor
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