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How do I expand single brackets?

tt the brafckTo expand any brackets, simple or double the golden rule to remember is you must multiply everything inside the bracket by everything outside the bracket. Let's run through some examples:2(x+...

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Answered by Tutor122756 D. Maths tutor
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Is the function f(x)=x^3+24x+3 an increasing or decreasing function?

f(x)=x^3 +24x+3 f'(x)=3x2+24 Since x^2>0 for all real x 3x^2+24>0 So f(x) is an increasing function

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Answered by Danni M. Maths tutor
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Billy wants to buy these tickets for a show. 4 adult tickets at £15 each 2 child tickets at £10 each A 10% booking fee is added to the ticket price. 3% is then added for paying by credit card. Work out the total charge when paying by credit card.

4 x 15 = 602 x 10 = 2060 + 20 = 8080 + 8 (10%) = 883% of 88 =1%: 0.880.88 * 3 = 2.6488 + 2.64 = £90.64

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Answered by Nighat K. Maths tutor
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How to factorise 6x^2-11x-10?

Firstly, when we need to factorise an expression like ax2 + bx + c, we should find two numbers m and n such that mn = ac and m+n = b. In this question, a = 6, b = -11, c = -10. So mn = -60 and ...

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Answered by Yunxi S. Maths tutor
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Show that (x+2)(x+3)(x+4) can be written in the form of ax^3+bx^2+cx+d where a, b, c and d are positive integers.

This is a 'show that' question which means that you need to prove that something is true. This question wants you to rewrite (x+2)(x+3)(x+4) into the form of ax^3+bx^2+cx+d. To do this, we have to expand ...

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Answered by Alicia H. Maths tutor
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